The Heart
What is the main function of the heart?
What is to pump blood throughout the body, delivering oxygen and nutrients?
What is the function of the alveoli in the lungs?
What is the site of gas exchange (oxygen and carbon dioxide) in the respiratory system?
What does the prefix "derm-" refer to in medical terminology?
What is the skin?
Who loves you more than anyone in the world?
Who is my MUFFIN?
What is the medical term for the surgical removal of the appendix?
What is an appendectomy?
Name the four chambers of the heart.
What are the left atrium, left ventricle, right atrium, and right ventricle?
What is the role of the kidneys in the human body?
What is filtering waste products from the blood and regulating fluid balance?
If a doctor prescribes a medication to be taken "sublingually," where should it be administered?
What is under the tongue?
Where was our first date?
Where was the Green Gate Inn?
What is the medical term for the removal of a portion of the lung?
What is a lobectomy?
The medical term for a heart attack, where blood flow to a part of the heart muscle is blocked, leading to tissue damage, is?
What is myocardial infarction?
Which part of the brain is responsible for regulating basic life functions such as breathing and heart rate?
What is the brainstem?
If a patient has a condition described as "polyuria," what is the symptom they are experiencing?
What is excessive urination?
Who is excited for being with you for the rest of her life?
Who is my Allycat?
In cardiology, what is the common term for the procedure that uses a catheter to open narrowed arteries in the heart?
What is angioplasty or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)?
What is the double-walled sac that encloses the heart and consists of two layers, the fibrous and serous pericardium?
What is the pericardium?
What is the primary function of the cerebellum in the brain?
What is coordinating voluntary movements and maintaining balance?
What is the medical term for the surgical removal of the gallbladder?
What is cholecystectomy?
Who thinks you are the most intelligent, handsome, caring, loving, and supportive partner of all time?
Who is my Puffin?
If a patient undergoes arthroscopy, which part of the body is being examined or treated?
What are the joints, often using a small camera and instruments inserted through small incisions?
Beyond pumping blood, what term describes the pathway that carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the body and returns deoxygenated blood to the right atrium?
What is the systemic circulation?
What is the term for the outermost layer of the adrenal glands?
What is the adrenal cortex?
If a doctor diagnoses a patient with "neuropathy," which part of the body is affected?
What is the peripheral nerves?
When is our anniversary?
WHEN WAS NOVEBMER SEVENTH?
What is the purpose of a carotid endarterectomy procedure?
What is the removal of plaque from the carotid arteries to prevent a stroke?