Anatomy Facts
What is the biggest organ in your body?
Skin
A disease that causes high blood sugar levels.
Diabetes
What do you use to listen to someone’s heartbeat?
Stethoscope
Who discovered radioactivity?
Marie Curie
What does ICU stand for?
Intensive care unit
What part of the brain (lobe) processes visual information?
Occipital lobe
Disease caused by SARS-CoV-2?
COVID
What imaging technique uses sound waves to view organs?
Ultrasound
Who discovered the okazaki fragments?
Reiji and Tsuneko Okazaki
What does DNR stand for?
Do not resuscitate
What is the scientific name for the kneecap?
Patella
An extra 21 chromosomes?
Down syndrome
What tool is used to look inside the ears?
Otoscope
When did the first vaccine comeout?
1796
What does BLS stand for?
Basic Life Support
Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
Cerebellum
An infection that causes inflammation of the meninges that cover the brain and spinal cord?
Meningitis
What does MRI stand for?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Who was the first person to discover DNA’s double helix structure?
Rosalind Franklin
What does CPR stand for?
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
What is the name of the flap that covers the windpipe when you swallow?
Epiglottis
A disease caused by the immune system attacking joints.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
What does PET in PET scan stand for?
Positron Emission Tomography
When was the first successful organ transplant (kidney)?
1954
What does EEG stand for?
Electroencephalogram