Medical Terms
This is the medical term for chest pain.
Angina.
This condition is when your spine is unusually curved or not fully straight.
Scoliosis.
A 10-year-old girl came into the doctor's office. She explains how after running a mile in school she started wheezing, feeling shortness of breath, and pain in her chest. What is her diagnosis?
Asthma
The muscular tube that connects the mouth and throat to the stomach.
Esophagus.
The Mona Lisa has eyebrows (True or False)
False
This is the medical term for fainting.
Syncope.
A swelling of the deeper layers of the skin, caused by a build-up of fluid.
Edema/Angioedema.
A 40-year-old woman presents with headache pain that occurs without warning and is usually felt on one side of the head, along with nausea, confusion, blurred vision, mood changes, fatigue, and increased sensitivity to light, sound, or noise. What is the likely diagnosis?
Migraine.
The four lobes of the brain.
What are the temporal lobe, the parietal lobe, the occipital lobe, and the frontal lobe?
What is considered a normal blood pressure? (+/-10mmHg)
120/80
This is the medical term for the removal of the gallbladder.
Cholecystectomy.
This is a genetic condition where newborn babies will have an unusual cry that sounds like a cat.
Cri du chat
A woman has been experiencing some strange things. She claims that she has been hearing voices that have been criticizing her. Also, when watching the news, she insists that the reporter has been saying special messages directed towards her. What is the likely diagnosis?
Schizophrenia/Psychosis
The arched bridge of nervous tissue that connects the brain's hemispheres.
Corpus Callosum.
Which of the following describes the role of a synergist muscle?
A. A muscle which relaxes to allow movement
B. The main muscle involved in the action
C. The muscle which assists the main muscle in bringing about the action
D. A muscle which contracts statically to fix another body part
C.
This is the medical term for a nosebleed.
Epistaxis.
A rare condition where one has overly-flexible joints and stretchy skin
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
A 14-year-old boy is in the doctor's office with a weird mass growing on his upper arm. Upon examination, you determine that it is not a tumor. The mass feels doughy and moves slightly when you apply pressure with your finger. What can the lump most likely be?
Lipoma
Which of the following describes the correct sequence of blood flow?
A. Pulmonary vein, right ventricle, right atrium, pulmonary artery
B. Vena cavae, left atrium, left ventricle, aorta
C. Pulmonary vein, left atrium, left ventricle, aorta
D. Aorta, left atrium, left ventricle, pulmonary artery
C.
When fully laid out from end to end, all of the vessels in a single human body are able to wrap around the earth greater than or less than two times?
Greater than.
Fun fact: The average length of all the blood vessels in a single human body is 60,000 miles. The length of the equator is 24,901 miles.
This is the medical term for having slow movement or reflexes.
Bradykinesia.
This is a rare condition where you may view things as the wrong size, distorted, or wrong distance/perspective.
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
A 32-year-old woman has been pregnant for a couple of months and requested a karyotype. Upon examination, you see that the baby has two X chromosomes and a Y chromosome. What is the likely diagnosis?
Klinefelter's Syndrome
What is the smallest bone in the body?
The stapes.
What is the pH of blood?
7.35-7.45