Terminology
This is a condition prevalent in elderly people that causes memory loss.
What is Alzheimers/Dementia?
What is a cell?
This medical professional mainly works in the operating room.
What is a surgeon?
This organ pumps blood throughout the body.
What is the heart?
This Greek physician is best known as the "Father of Medicine."
Who is Hippocrates?
This field of medicine focuses on the heart, blood, etc.
What is cardiology?
This basic unit of heredity codes for all of our unique characteristics.
What is a gene?
These medical professionals conduct research on a molecular level.
What is a molecular biologist?
These chemicals coordinate different functions in your body by sending messages/signals.
What is a hormone?
This textbook was based on dissections performed on unclaimed corpses. Its name was later used for a medical TV drama.
What is Gray's Anatomy?
This field of medicine focuses on the study of cancer.
What is oncology?
This process creates a copy of RNA from a DNA template.
What is transcription?
This professional helps patients with mental issues and helps them improve.
What is a therapist/psychologist?
This protein helps form your hair, nails, and skin.
What is keratin?
This is the active ingredient in over-the-counter painkillers such as Advil and Nuprin.
What is ibuprofen?
This field of medicine focuses on the study of the movement of the human body.
What is kinesiology?
A series of chemical reactions that allows cells to break glucose down into ATP.
What is cellular respiration?
This professional performs physical examinations to relieve bone and joint pain.
What is a chiropractor?
This muscle help move your arms and protect and stabilize your shoulder joint
What is a deltoid?
What is anorexia nervosa?
This medical condition is caused by an incorrect number of chromosome 21.
What is trisomy 21/Down Syndrome?
The diffusion of solvent molecules through a selectively-permeable membrane.
What is osmosis?
This medical specialist diagnoses and treats injuries by using X-rays, MRIs, CTs, etc.
What is a radiologist?
This body system is made up of all of the body's different hormones and regulates all biological processes.
What is the endocrine system?
If your prescription reads "q.i.d." you must take your medication ____ times a day.
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