Anatomy and Physiology
The largest organ in the human body
What is the skin (integumentary system)?
The definition for the prefix “hemi-”
What is half?
The term for atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons
What are isotopes?
The denition of the acronym “ABC” in first aid
What is Airway, Breathing, and Circulation?
The name of the medical drama that follows the lives of surgeons at Seattle Grace Hospital
The bone commonly referred to as the collarbone
What is the clavicle?
The term for the thigh bone
What is the femur?
The term for a bond in which electrons are shared unequally
What is a polar covalent bond?
The purpose of the recovery position
What is keeping the airway clear and open (for an unconscious person)?
Scrubs
The name of the last bone at the base of your spine. This bone supports you when you are sitting down
What is the coccyx (tailbone)?
The medical term for the inflammation of the appendix
What is appendicitis?
The term for the ratio of moles of one substance to moles of another substance in a balanced chemical equation
What is a stoichiometric ratio?
What is 30 compressions to 2 breaths?
The name of the show that features Dr. Shawn Murphy, a surgeon with autism and savant syndrome
What is the Good Doctor?
The primary function of the alveoli in the lungs
What is gas exchange?
The name for a record of the electrical activity of the heart
What is an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)?
The law that states that mass is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction
What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?
The device used to deliver an electric shock to the heart in cases of cardiac arrest
What is Backdraft?
The name of the valve located between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart
What is the mitral valve?
The medical term for the voice box in a human
What is the larynx?
The term for a reaction in which a single compound breaks down into two or more simpler substances
Decomposition reaction
Symptoms of a heat stroke (not heat exhaustion) include
What are headaches, nausea, high body temperature, dry skin, and loss of consciousness (LOC)?
The name of the show about a brilliant but unconventional diagnostician
What is House?