Diseases
What Mosquito infection which is usually infected by someone in equatorial regions?
Malaria
The islets of Langerhans are groups of cells that produce insulin and glucagon located in what organ of the body?
pancreas
How many systems are there?
Eleven
What is the name of the vein that returns blood from the brain to the heart?
Jugular vein
Melanoma is a type of what kind of cancer?
Skin cancer
In 1995, the FDA approved a vaccine to prevent an infection from the varicella-zoster virus; what's the common name for the disease?
Chicken Pox
The "chloecyst" is another name for what small organ that stores bile?
Gallbladder
The eyes belong to which system?
Nervous
What is the medical term for dizziness?
Vertigo
What blood group is a universal donor?
O Negative
Common bacterial infection of the lungs?
Tuberculosis
With an average weight in adults of approximately 3lbs, what is the heaviest gland in the human body?
Liver
The pancreas belongs to what system?
Digestive
Where can the smallest bone in the body be found?
The ear
What is a zoonotic disease?
A disease that can get transmitted through animals to humans
Which term describes a disease that’s common or even constantly present in a specific population?
Endemic
What is the largest organ in the body?
The Skin
The glands of the body are under control of which system?
Endocrine
What is more sensitive, your sense of smell or your sense of taste?
Sense of smell
Which human organ has the ability to regenerate itself?
The Liver
The vaccine for measles prevention is often called the MMR vaccine because it also prevents the mumps and what other disease?
Rubella
What organ famously has very little function in humans?
Appendix
Blood vessels are muscular tubes that carry blood, sugar, and oxygen to the parts of the body. Nervous impulses cause these tubes to expand or contract. Which system do the vessels belong to?
Cardiovascular
What medical condition happens when the blood supply to a particular part of the brain is cut off
A stroke
What disease is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin C?
Scurvy