Biology
What two organs is your heart between?
Heart.
What organs do nephrologists study?
Kidneys.
Arthritis is...?
Weakened or inflamed joints.
What does HOSA stand for (or used to, at least)?
Health Occupation Students of America.
Neuron/ Nerve cell.
In eukaryotic cells, the citric acid cycle, also known as the Krebs cycle, takes place in what organelle?
Which A-medical term from the Greek word that means “ill-fed” refers to the wasting away and weakening of muscle?
Atrophy.
Alopecia is...?
Partial or complete hair loss.
What color is HOSA's official suit?
Navy.
The species Ramphastos sulfuratus is also known as the keel-billed, sulfur-breasted, or rainbow-billed species of what colorful Latin American bird?
Toucan.
Which blood cells are responsible for blood clotting?
Platelets/ Blood Proteins.
What are the four main tissue types?
Epithelial, connective, nervous, and muscle tissue.
Bradycardia is...?
An abnormally slow heartrate.
When was HOSA founded?
1976.
“Peasants cabbage” was an early term used for what cruciferous plant that spiked in popularity in the 2000s?
Kale.
Amino acids are organic compounds that unsurprisingly contain the amine functional group, and what other functional group do they always contain?
Carboxyl group.
Measuring up to 23 feet long when spread out from end to end, what organ has three regions called the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum?
Small intestine.
Hyperhidrosis...?
Sweating.
How many different kinds of competitions are within HOSA?
6.
What was the name of Charles Darwin’s ship?
The Calvin Cycle has 4 steps, including carbon fixation, reduction and regeneration. What's missing?
Carbohydrate formation.
Who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1928 for the discovery of penicillin?
Sir Alexander Flemmings.
Antipyretic is...?
Preventing or alleviating a fever.
What do the three colors of HOSA (maroon, navy, and white) represent?
Maroon: Compassion
Pure White: Purity of the cause
Navy Blue: Loyalty
"Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine" and the better-known "Seven Nation Army" are songs from the 2003 album "Elephant" by what colorfully-named rock band?
The White Stripes.