Medical Terminology
This is what the prefix [hemo-] means.
What is Blood?
This is the organ that allows for vision.
What is the eye?
This virus caused a pandemic in 1918.
What is the flu?
This type of maneuver is used to save someone who's choking.
What is Heimlich Maneuver?
This molecule is broken down into glucose.
What is glycogen?
What is the ear?
This is the smallest bone in the body.
What is the stapes?
This is the number one cause of death.
What is coronary heart disease [heart disease]?
This is the amount of compressions needed during CPR per minute.
What is 100?
This is the outer coating of the axon.
What is the myelin sheath?
This is what the prefix [myc-] means.
This muscle helps you move your head, neck, and shoulder.
What is the trapezius?
What is prions?
This is what the PASS acronym stands for on the fire extinguisher.
This is the largest organ of the body.
What is the skin?
What is a condition in which the patient experiences pain in their muscle tissues?
This gland releases melatonin.
What is the pineal gland?
This disease is also known as Trisomy 21.
What is Down Syndrome?
This is a sign of shock.
What is inability to follow simple commands?
What is capillary refill of greater than two seconds?
What is rapid, shallow breathing?
This is the plane of the body that divides it between the front and back sides.
What is the coronal plane?
This is what uvulopalatopharyngoplasty is.
What is a surgery involved with removing extra tissue from the upper airway?
The area of your brain involved in behavioural and emotional response.
What is the limbic system?
This disease is characterized by the breakdown of nerve cells in the brain.
What is Huntington's Disease?
This is what the white section of the hazard diamond represents.
What is the special circumstances (i.e radioactive)?
This is Mr. Martinez's birthday.
What is December 14?