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A domestic electrical appliance that utilizes a localized void to aspirate particulate matter from floor surfaces.
What is a VACUUM?
This gold-colored one-dollar coin features a specific water bird on its "tails" side.
What is a Loonie?
This largest sesamoid bone in the human body serves to increase the moment arm of the quadriceps femoris muscle group.
What is the Patella?
The routine process of preserving a mechanism or structure to ensure it remains in optimal working condition.
What is MAINTENANCE?
While Americans wear a "beanie," a Canadian will put on this knitted cap to stay warm.
What is a Tuque (or Touque)?
This dual-function organ contains the Islets of Langerhans, which secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream to regulate glucose.
What is the Pancreas?
A specialized light source that produces illumination through the excitation of gas atoms rather than a heated filament.
What is FLUORESCENT?
This "outfit" consists of a denim jacket paired specifically with denim jeans.
What is a Canadian Tuxedo?
This autoimmune condition involves the body’s immune system attacking the myelin sheath of the peripheral nervous system, often leading to ascending paralysis.
What is Guillain-Barré Syndrome?
A precise, strategic movement or series of actions performed to navigate a complex obstacle or achieve a specific physical goal.
What is a MANEUVER?
If a Canadian tells you they are "paying their Hydro bill," they are referring to this utility.
What is Electricity?
Often called the "key" to the knee, this muscle initiates the "unlocking" of the joint by externally rotating the femur on the fixed tibia during closed-chain movements.
What is the Popliteus?
Derived from the Latin for "to steal sacred things," this term refers to an act that is disrespectful toward a religious subject.
What is SACRILEGIOUS?
Common in Ontario and Quebec, this grocery staple is sold in 4-liter plastic sacks.
What is Bagged Milk?
Arising from spinal segments C3, C4, and C5, this specific nerve provides the sole motor supply to the primary muscle of inspiration.
What is the Phrenic Nerve?