Anatomy
This large artery carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
What is the aorta?
A patient presents with sneezing, watery eyes, and a runny nose every spring.
What are seasonal allergies?
This common viral illness causes fever, chills, body aches, and fatigue.
What is the flu?
This professional diagnoses and treats animals.
What is a veterinarian?
This U.S. program provides health insurance for people over 65.
What is Medicare?
These bones make up your spine.
What are vertebrae?
A child arrives with a barking cough and stridor.
What is croup?
This bacterial disease is known for a persistent cough and is highly contagious.
What is whooping cough?
This healthcare provider may specialize in areas like cardiology or pediatrics.
What is a physician?
This law, passed in 2010, aimed to make healthcare more affordable.
What is the Affordable Care Act?
This muscle is responsible for breathing by contracting and relaxing.
What is the diaphragm?
A 65-year-old patient has crushing chest pain radiating to the left arm
What is a myocardial infarction?
This chronic disease affects the way the body processes blood sugar.
What is diabetes mellitus?
This specialist focuses on disorders of the teeth and oral cavity.
What is a dentist?
This federal program provides health coverage to low-income individuals.
What is Medicaid?
The nephron is the functional unit of this organ.
What is the kidney?
A patient with a history of smoking presents with a chronic cough and shortness of breath.
What is COPD?
This inherited disorder causes the body to produce abnormally shaped red blood cells.
What is sickle cell disease?
This professional works under an anesthesiologist to help deliver anesthesia care.
What is an anesthesiologist assistant?
This term refers to differences in health outcomes across populations.
What are health disparities?
This brain structure coordinates muscle movement and balance.
What is the cerebellum?
A young adult reports fatigue, sore throat, and swollen lymph nodes after sharing drinks.
What is mononucleosis?
A deficiency in vitamin C causes this condition.
What is scurvy?
This professional helps patients regain independence in daily activities.
What is an occupational therapist?
This type of insurance plan requires members to use a network and get referrals
What is an HMO?