Human Anatomy
What organ is primarily responsible for filtering blood and producing urine?
What are the kidneys?
What does the suffix "-itis" indicate?
What is inflammation?
What type of pathogen causes influenza?
What is a virus?
What is antibiotic?
What medical specialty focuses on the heart and blood vessels?
What is cardiology?
What type of tissue connects muscle to bone?
What is a tendon?
What is the word that refers to the surgical removal of tonsils?
What type of disease is caused by abnormal, uncontrolled cell growth?
What is cancer?
Epinephrine is administered when a patient is undergoing a ___ reaction.
What is allergic?
What does a dermatologist study?
What is the skin?
Which structure connect the fetus to the placenta and allows nutrient and gas exchange?
Umbilical cord
What does "bradycardia" refer to?
What is an abnormally slow heart rate?
What is the term for the spread of cancer from one site to another?
What is metastasis?
A patient with Type 1 Diabetes has high blood sugar levels and needs a medication that allows glucose to enter cells. What medication should they take?
What is insulin?
Which medical specialty focuses on the diagnosing and treating diseases of the lungs and respiratory system?
What is the medical name for collarbone?
What is the clavicle?
What term means pain originating from an internal organ that is perceived elsewhere in the body?
What is referred pain?
What autoimmune disease primarily affects the myelin sheath of neurons?
What is multiple sclerosis (MS)?
A patient with asthma uses a fast-acting inhaler during an acute asthma attack to quickly open their airways. What type of medication is being used?
What is a short-acting beta agonist (e.g., albuterol)
What does OB-GYN stand for?
What is "Obstetrics-Gynecology"?
Name the three bones in the ear
What is the incus, malleus, and stapes?
What is Hematemesis?
HIV primarily targets which type of immune cell, leading to progressive immune system failure?
What are T helper cells?
A patient visits an orthopedist for lower back pain. The physician asks whether or not the patient has a history of stomach ulcers. Why?
What is "patient is unable to take NSAIDs"?
What is the difference between a medical oncologist and a radiation oncologist?
What is use of medication, such as chemotherapy or targeted therapy, versus use of radiation?