Anatomy
The lungs are a part of this system.
What is the respiratory system?
This molecule carries oxygen in red blood cells.
What is hemoglobin?
Doctor that works with children?
Who is a pediatrician?
This discovery by Alexander Fleming led to the development of antibiotics.
What is penicillin?
This system includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
What is the nervous system?
This bone forms the kneecap.
What is the patella?
This hormone lowers blood glucose levels.
What is insulin?
Three letter abbreviation for this 911 medical worker.
What are EMT's?
This organization, founded in 1948, is responsible for international public health efforts.
What is the World Health Organization (WHO)?
This U.S. president signed the Affordable Care Act into law in 2010.
Who is Barack Obama?
This part of the brain controls balance and coordination
What is the cerebellum?
This structure in the heart prevents backflow of blood.
What are heart valves?
This type of physician, abbreviated “DO,” emphasizes a holistic approach.
What is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine?
This document established the ethical standards for medical practice.
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
This feedback mechanism causes a response that increases or amplifies the original stimulus in physiological systems.
What is positive feedback?
Emphysema is a disease that affects this organ.
What are lungs?
This part of the brainstem controls basic life functions like breathing and heart rate.
What is the medulla oblongata?
This healthcare worker performs imaging tests like X-rays and CT scans.
What is a radiologic technologist?
This 1918 global outbreak is considered one of the deadliest pandemics in human history.
What is the Spanish Flu?
This term describes high blood pressure.
What is hypertension?
These membranes surround the brain and spinal cord.
What are the meninges?
This hormone is released by the adrenal glands during stress and increases heart rate and blood pressure.
What is epinephrine/adrenaline?
This professional interprets laboratory tests and works closely with physicians to diagnose disease at a cellular level.
What is a pathologist?
This nurse led improvements in hospital sanitation during the Crimean War and used statistics to reform healthcare systems.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
This ancient Greek physician is known as the “Father of Medicine.
Who is Hippocrates?