Career Pathway
This exam is needed to apply to dental schools.
DAT
This prefix means inflammation
-itis
This long-running medical drama set at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital with Ellen Pompeo as the main character
Grey’s Anatomy
This system is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body.
What is the circulatory system?
A patient refuses a treatment that could save their life.
What is personal choice?
This healthcare professional specializes in designing and fitting artificial limbs.
What is a prosthetist?
What is an enlarged heart?
This reality show follows the cases of Dr. Sandra Lee, a dermatologist who treats extreme skin conditions
Dr. Pimple Popper
This type of muscle is involuntary and found in internal organs.
What is smooth muscle?
This law protects the privacy of a patient’s health information.
What is HIPAA?
This type of nurse can diagnose illnesses, prescribe medications, and often works independently.
What is a Nurse Practitioner (NP)?
"Hepat-" refers to this organ in the body.
This medical show follows Dr. Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, as he navigates his career at San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital.
What is The Good Doctor?
The only organ in the human body that can fully regenerate itself.
What is the liver?
Researchers must get this from participants before starting a study.
What is informed consent?
This dental specialty focuses on root canal treatments.
What is endodontics?
"Osteoporosis" involves the weakening of these.
What are bones?
This medical drama, starring Matt Czuchry as Dr. Conrad Hawkins, follows the inner workings of Chastain Park Memorial Hospital and exposes the flaws of the healthcare system.
What is The Resident?
The hardest substance in the human body.
What is tooth enamel?
A famous case where a Black woman’s cancer cells were used in research without her knowledge.
Who was Henrietta Lacks?
This healthcare profession focuses on improving patient movement and function after injury, surgery, or illness — often through exercises.
What is physical therapy (or What is a physical therapist)?
This long term means "surgical removal of the gallbladder."
What is cholecystectomy?
This medical drama, first airing in 2025, gives a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in American as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The Pitt
The only bone in the body not connected to another term.
What is the hyoid bone?
A patient asks their doctor not to tell their family about a serious diagnosis. The family keeps calling, asking for updates. The doctor wants to support the family, but also respect the patient’s wishes. Which ethical principle is the doctor prioritizing by keeping the diagnosis confidential?
What is patient confidentiality (or respect for autonomy)?