This is by far the greatest surgical specialty.
What is Vascular Surgery?
HELP! I've been stabbed in the neck. The killer may have been going after this artery.
What is the carotid artery.
No longer needed by humans, this is a small pouch coming off of the first part of the large intestine. Some of you may have had this removed.
What is the appendix?
What is the bone marrow?
Responsible for gas exchange, this is the only organ that floats on water.
What are the lungs?
HELP! I've been stabbed in the abdomen. The killer was going after this artery.
What is the aorta?
This is the looooonnnngest part of the digestive tract.
What is the small intestine?
True or false, nerve cells are only found in the brain.
False - you have nerves throughout your body for sensation and transmitting messages from the brian.
This organ produces acid so strong it could dissolve metal.
What is the stomach?
HELP! I've been stabbed behind the knee. The killer was going for this artery.
This is the first spot where digestion starts.
What is the mouth?
For hungry zombies, do humans or T-Rexes have bigger brains?
Humans! Humans have a brain the size of a cantaloupe (3 lbs). T-rex's are slightly smaller. Stegosaurus has the brain size of a lime.
This organ is the largest of the human body.
What is our skin?
Help! I've been stabbed in the foot! The killer was going after this artery.
What is the dorsalis pedis artery (DP)?
Following your mouth, food next moves to the ____.
What is the esophagus?
Name one way of stopping bleeding.
Tourniquet, pressure, gauze bandage, suture, your teeth.
This is the largest artery in the human body.
What is the aorta?
HELP! A vascular surgeon stabbed me in the groin for an angiogram. They stabbed me in this artery.
What is the femoral artery?
Responsible for holding bile, this is the organ removed in a cholecystectomy.
What is the gallbladder?
Name one blood type.
What is, A, B, O, or AB. O-neg is the universal donor.