Diagnostic Medicine
This imaging technique uses radiation to view inside the body, especially bones.
What is an X-ray?
This gland is known as the "master gland" because it controls other endocrine glands.
What is the pituitary gland?
These cells in your blood help fight infections.
What are white blood cells?
This scientist is known for developing the theory of evolution by natural selection.
Who is Charles Darwin?
This type of test checks blood for signs of infection, glucose levels, and more.
What is a blood test?
This hormone, produced by the pancreas, helps lower blood sugar levels.
What is insulin?
This is the body's first barrier to stop germs from entering.
What is the skin?
Evolution occurs because of this process, where the fittest survive and reproduce.
What is natural selection?
This scanning technique uses magnets and radio waves to make detailed images of the body.
What is an MRI scan?
This gland releases adrenaline during the "fight or flight" response.
What is the adrenal gland?
When your body makes these, it helps fight specific germs.
What are antibodies?
These inherited traits increase an organism's chance of survival and reproduction.
What are adaptations?
This device uses sound waves to create images of organs like the heart or baby in the womb.
What is an ultrasound?
A lack of insulin or insulin resistance leads to this common disease.
What is diabetes?
This kind of immunity you get after vaccination.
What is acquired (or active) immunity?
This part of the cell controls all its activities and contains DNA.
What is the nucleus?
This non-invasive imaging technique uses multiple X-ray images taken from different angles to create cross-sectional views of the body.
What is a CT scan (Computed Tomography)?
This hormone, released by the thyroid gland, controls metabolism.
What is thyroxine?
These special cells help your immune system respond faster if the same germ attacks again.
What are memory cells?
This particle, found in the nucleus of an atom, has no electric charge.
What is a neutron?