Ancient Health Practices
Ancient Greek doctors believed in balancing 4 bodily fluids called these.
What antibiotic, discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928, revolutionized the treatment of bacterial infections?
Penicillin
This area processes emotions like fear and aggression.
The Amygdala
This is the only planet in our solar system that spins sideways
Uranus
The number of chambers in the human heart.
4
200 extra points if you can name them
This medieval practice involved removing blood to balance the body.
bloodletting
This discovery in 1921 allowed people with Type 1 diabetes to live long, healthy lives.
Insulin
This small, back part of the brain helps with balance and coordination.
cerebellum
This country gave the U.S. the Statue of Liberty as a gift
France
The muscle that helps you breathe.
The Diaphragm
Medieval doctors wore these bird-like masks during the plague.
plague doctor masks
The first successful organ transplant involved this organ in 1954.
Kidney
This brain part stores long-term memories and helps with learning
hippocampus
This city has the most people in the world.
Tokyo
The part of the digestive system where most nutrient absorption happens.
Small Intestine
Who is the ancient Greek physician known as the "Father of Medicine"?
Hippocrates
This global research project mapped all the genes in the human body by 2003.
Human Genome Project
What part of the brain regulates basic life functions like breathing and heartbeat?
brainstem
This was the first toy to be advertised on television in 1952.
Mr. Potato Head
The system responsible for carrying messages between the brain and the rest of the body.
The Nervous System
What animal was used to assist in bloodletting, that is still used for wound healing today
Leeches!
What device, used during polio outbreaks, helped patients breathe by creating negative pressure?
The Iron Lung
The frontal lobe is responsible for what kind of higher-level functions?
decision-making, planning, and impulse control
This animal has the longest lifespan, living over 200 years.
The Greenland Shark
The flap of tissue that prevents food from going into the windpipe when you swallow.
The Epiglottis