In Sickness...
And in Health!
Vita-mazing!
Health Careers
Riddles
100

True or false: Unborn babies can be tested for rare diseases while still in the womb.

True

100

Up to 60% of the human adult body contains this substance.

What is water?

100

This vitamin helps strengthen your immune system

What is vitamin C? (And Zinc!)

100

These health professionals focus on preventing disease and injury by promoting healthy lifestyles.

What are public health professionals?

100
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold
200

True or false: Cancer is a disease.

True

200

This nutrient is important for improving your digestive health.

What is fiber?

200

Vitamins provide the body with this much energy.

What is none?

200

Fill in the blank: EMT stands for _________

Emergency Medical Technician

200
What goes around the world but stays in a corner
A stamp
300

One of the best ways to stay healthy is to _________

What is wash your hands, eat healthily, exercise, etc.

300

Journaling, exercise, and meditation are healthy options to help maintain this type of health.

What is mental health?

300

Carrots are a good source of this vitamin.

What is vitamin A?

300

These health professionals treat problems with people's feet.

What are podiatrists?

300
What kind of room has no doors or windows?
Mushroom
400

This disease is caused by ticks (small bugs that live in the woods and tall grass).

What is Lyme disease?

400

DAILY DOUBLE: This is the largest organ in the body, and it works very hard to regulate temperature and defend against disease and infection.

What is skin?
400

This is known as the sunshine vitamin.

What is Vitamin D?

400

When checking to see if you need to get rid of your cat, I may scratch your back.

What is an allergist?

400
I build bridges of silver and crowns of gold. Who am I?
A Dentist
500

Diseases of this organ kill more people per year than cancer, war, terrorism, hunger, suicide, diabetes, respiratory diseases, and mental disorders combined. (As of 2016)

What is heart disease?

500

This stage of sleep is when dreams happen.

What is REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep?

500

Vitamins are different from [blank] because they come from plants or animals, not the earth.

What are minerals?

500

These health professionals are sometimes referred to as "vampires".

What are phlebotomists?
500
What is a word made up of 4 letters, yet is also made up of 3. Sometimes is written with 9 letters, and then with 4. Rarely consists of 6, and never is written with 5.
Correct
M
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n
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