Medical Terminology
Meaning blue
What is Cyan-
Type of doctor that studies spread of disease
Epidemiologist
The lobe that is responsible for behavior, planning, reasoning and isn't fully developed until the age of 25
Frontal lobe
Nerves
The human brain weighs
3 lbs
Meaning pain
What is -itis
How fast a disease spreads is called
Attack rate
The lobe of the brain that is responsible for hearing and short term memory
Temporal Lobe
Neuron tissue that is myelinated in the brain
White matter
Largest organ in the human body
skin
Meaning blood
What is Hemo-
Virus that spread from world war I soldiers returning home from the war
Influenza
The lobe that is responsible for vision
Occipital Lobe
Causes electrical signals to travel faster though the neuron
myelin sheath
Where is a pulse located
neck (carotid) or Wrist (carpal)
Meaning stomach
What is gastro-
Virus can came from fleas that caused mass deaths during the middle ages
Bubonic Plague
The gland that is responsible for maintaining homeostasis
Thalamus
Nerve impulses travel though a neuron in
seconds
A doctors tool that allows them to listen to your heart and lungs
Stethoscope
Meaning fever or fire
What is pyro-
Covid 19 stands for
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
The whole brain
Cerebrum
How many Nerves exit the skull to make up the cranial nerves
275 mph
You have a virus spreading though HMS, in 8th grade there are 151 people sick out of 300, in 7th grade there are 124 people sick out of 250 and in 6th grade there are 30 out of 315. What grade has the highest attack rate?
8th 50% (0.50333)
7th 50% (0.496)
6th 10% (0.095)