Anatomy
Also known as the tympanic membrane, it separates the outer ear from the middle ear
What is the eardrum?
This type of healthcare worker provides emergency medical care in pre-hospital settings
What is a paramedic or an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician)?
A condition characterized by a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin, leading to fatigue and weakness
What is anemia?
In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick, building on the crucial X-ray crystallography work of Rosalind Franklin, described the double helix structure of this molecule
What is DNA?
The UMaine STEM and Health Professions Career Counselor, this person will be your go-to for pre-health related questions
Who is Robin Delcourt?
This part of the nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord
What is the central nervous system?
This healthcare professional specializes in the treatment of mental disorders through talk therapy
What is a psychiatrist or a psychologist?
A serious, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that can cause difficulty breathing
What is anaphylaxis?
This Austrian physician is known as the father of psychoanalysis
Who is Sigmund Freud?
This platform can help you schedule appointments with Career Center staff, search for jobs and internships, learn about employers and careers, and more
What is CareerLink?
This structure in the lower abdomen is the body's largest gland and plays a vital role in detoxification
What is the liver?
Specialists in this field use imaging techniques like X-rays, MRIs, and CT scans to diagnose diseases
What is a radiologist?
The bulging or ballooning of a blood vessel, which can rupture and lead to death
What is an aneurysm?
This viral disease was eradicated in 1980 through a global vaccination campaign
What is smallpox?
This "classroom" advertises endless health professions-related workshops, events, and information sessions
What is the UMaine Health Professions Google Classroom?
These tiny air sacs are the site of gas exchange in the respiratory system
What are alveoli?
This healthcare professional helps patients recover, develop, or improve skills needed for daily living, often after an injury or illness
What is an occupational therapist?
A viral infection that causes painful skin rashes and blisters, it is a reactivation of the chickenpox virus
What is shingles (herpes zoster)?
Developed by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1895, this was the first form of medical imaging.
What are X-rays?
The career center offers this service to prepare for an important part of the job or school application process
What is a mock interview?
This longest nerve in the human body runs from the lower back through the legs
What is the sciatic nerve?
These healthcare workers are trained to care for patients with heart and lung problems, often managing ventilators and other respiratory equipment
What is a respiratory therapist?
A congenital condition in which the major visceral organs are reversed or mirrored from their normal positions
What is situs inversus?
In 1928, this scientist discovered penicillin
Who is Alexander Fleming?
These are the days the Career Center is open for Walk-ins and Peer Advising
What is Monday through Thursday? (Walk-ins from 1-3pm and Peer Advising 11-1pm)