Gross Anatomy & Body Quirks
This is the only part of the human body that cannot repair or heal itself.
Teeth
In the movie Big Hero 6, what is the name of the lovable, inflatable healthcare companion robot?
Baymax
True or False: Reading in dim light or sitting too close to the television will permanently ruin your eyesight.
False (it just causes temporary eye strain)
In medieval times, doctors frequently used this blood-sucking creature to "balance the body's humors."
Leech
What is the official medical term for a belly button?
Umbilicus
Approximately how much dead skin does the average human shed in a lifetime?
Around 20 pounds
In the classic board game Operation, what is the name of the clumsy patient you are trying to operate on?
Cavity Sam
True or False: Eating carrots significantly improves your night vision.
False (The Truth: While Vitamin A supports general eye health, a British WWII propaganda campaign popularized this myth to hide the invention of airborne radar.)
Before modern anesthesia was invented, patients undergoing surgery were sometimes given large amounts of this alcoholic drink to dull the pain.
Whiskey (or alcohol)
What natural, sticky substance do bees make that has been used for centuries as a natural antiseptic for wound healing?
Honey
This facial feature never stops growing throughout your entire life.
Nose and ears
What long-running medical drama features Meredith Grey and takes place at a Seattle hospital?
Greys Anatomy
True or False: Eating large amounts of turkey can make you feel sleepy due to the amino acid tryptophan.
True!
In the 1800s, this carbonated beverage was originally sold as a patent medicine cure-all for headaches and exhaustion.
Coca-Cola
What common kitchen condiment was famously sold across America in the 1830s as a patent medicine cure for indigestion and diarrhea?
Ketchup
Your stomach has to produce a new lining every few days so it doesn't do what to itself?
Digest itself
What brilliant, Vicodin-addicted diagnostician famously says, "It's never lupus"?
Dr. Gregory House
True or False: Shaving body hair makes it grow back thicker, darker, and faster.
False (The Truth: Shaving blunt-cuts the hair shaft, making the regrown hair feel coarse and stubby, but it does not change the hair follicle or growth rate.)
In the 17th century, tobacco smoke was literally blown into people's rectums using a specialized kit to try and revive what kind of victims?
Drowning victims
What temporary nerve compression causes the annoying sensation known medically as paresthesia?
falling asleep" limb (pins and needles)
What is the only internal organ in the human body that can completely regenerate itself after being partially removed?
Liver
What sarcastic, fictional sitcom surgeon is known for saying, "People are like slinkies. They're not really good for much, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs"?
Dr. John "J.D." Dorian
True or False: Fingernails and hair continue to grow for several days after a person dies.
True!
In 19th-century Victorian England, people actually wore mourning jewelry made out of what human body parts?
Hair
What is the common term for the funny bone, which is actually a nerve hitting against bone?
Ulnar nerve