NU Pre-med
What year do you apply for medical school if you do not want to take a gap year?
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
What is a chronic (lifelong) disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood?
Diabetes
What organ in your body is taller than you?
Small intestine
How would you define "Social Determinants of Health"?
The social determinants of health (SDH) are the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes.
They are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life.
What's the name of the website that helps you locate rooms in Tech?
Tech Room Finder
What is the only organ in the human body that can regenerate?
(you can even donate part of it)
What is a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood?
Anemia
Approximately how many bones are we born with?
~300, will have 206 by adulthood
In which major at NU do you most learn about SDOH?
Global Health!
What is the name of the advising office a pre-med student may use during their pre-med journey at NU?
Pre-health advising office
What is the largest organ in the human body?
The skin
What is the leading cause of death in the United States?
Heart disease
What is the name of the tubes in which an egg travels from the ovaries to the uterus?
Fallopian tubes
What is 'an urban area in which it is difficult to buy affordable or good-quality fresh food'?
Food Deserts
Where is the atrium located in tech?
Evelyn knows the answer :)
What body part never stops growing?
Ears
What does Hypertension mean?
High blood pressure
What is the small, butterfly-shaped gland in the front of your neck called?
Thyroid!
Economic Stability
Education Access and Quality
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Neighborhood and Built Environment
Social and Community Context
What SDOH is missing according to the WHO's 5 SDOH?
Economic Stability
Education Access and Quality
Health Care Access and Quality
Neighborhood and Built Environment
Social and Community Context
What Chemistry faculty at NU has been arrested before?
Nelson
What is the earliest a fetus has survived outside the womb? (in terms of weeks gestation/pregnancy)
21 weeks! (and one day)
What is the name of a disease in which abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and destroy body tissue?
Cancer
What type of cell triggers an allergic reaction and releases histamine into the bloodstream?
Mast Cells
What is a primary driver for health outcomes for people of color in the US?
racism
It's racism, not race, that's a primary driver of those social determinants of health. It drives the inequities in housing, income and education, especially among communities of color.