Human Anatomy
How many bones are in the adult human body?
What is 206?
The prefix "cardio-" refers to this.
What is the heart?
DNA stands for this.
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
This viral disease is prevented by the MMR vaccine.
What is measles (or mumps or rubella)?
Vitamin C helps prevent this disease historically common in sailors.
What is scurvy?
The femur is found in this part of the body.
What is the leg (or thigh)?
"Hepato-" refers to which organ?
What is the liver?
This is the shape of the DNA molecule.
What is a double helix?
Hypertension is the medical term for this condition.
What is high blood pressure?
This macronutrient is the body’s main source of energy.
What are carbohydrates?
These tiny air sacs in the lung are the site of gas exchange.
What are alveoli?
"Bradycardia" means this type of heart rate.
What is a slow heart rate?
This type of cell division creates gametes.
What is meiosis?
This disease is characterized by the destruction of insulin-producing beta cells.
What is Type 1 Diabetes?
Iron is an essential component of this oxygen-carrying protein.
What is hemoglobin?
This cranial nerve controls smell.
What is the olfactory nerve (Cranial Nerve I)?
The suffix "-itis" refers to this condition.
What is inflammation?
This Austrian monk is considered the father of genetics.
Who is Gregor Mendel?
The bacterium Mycobacterium _______ causes this infectious disease.
What is tuberculosis?
The USDA recommends that half your plate should be filled with these two food groups.
What are fruits and vegetables?
The loop of Henle is a structure found in this organ.
What is the kidney?
"Nephrolithiasis" is the medical term for this condition.
What are kidney stones?
A condition caused by having an extra copy of chromosome 21.
What is Down syndrome (Trisomy 21)?
This neurodegenerative disorder is associated with loss of dopamine in the brain.
What is Parkinson’s disease?
Deficiency of this vitamin can cause night blindness.
What is Vitamin A?