Healthcare Careers
What medical profession can diagnose, treat, and perform surgery on patients?
Physician/a doctor/MD/DO
What color indicates NO OXYGEN on a diagram of the heart
Blue
What is the name of our club?
Pre-Health Society
This is a blue fruit that is low on the glycemic index (can quickly lower blood sugar)
blueberries
Neuro anatomy/neurology primarily refers to the function of what organ?
the brain
What medical professional gives and prepares your medication?
pharmacist
What is the function of the heart?
produce heartbeat, produce blood pressure, pump blood, provide oxygen to the body, remove CO2 from the body
What does an anesthesiologist do?
puts patients to "sleep", uses local injection to numb parts of the body
This is a yellow fruit that is high in fiber and potassium
Bananas
Name any part of the nervous system that isnt the brain
nerve, spinal cord
How long does a registered nurse need to go to school for?
4-6 years
How many chambers are there in the heart?
4 (left atrium, left ventricle, right atrium, right ventricle)
In what region of the US is the rate of diabetes the highest? (Northeast, South, West coast, Midwest)
South (Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Alabama)
The most important things you can do as a person/patient to have good health is monitor your ____ and ____, especially to prevent diseases like diabetes and heart disease
diet and exercise
What is the function of the cerebral cortex?
higher thinking: memory, impulse control, problem solving, decision making, memory, reasoning, language
What are the top 2 medical schools in California?
Stanford and UCSF (tied for #4 with Columbia) (#1 Harvard, #2 NYU, #3 Duke, #4 Stanford, Columbia, and UCSF (tie))
https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/research-rankings
Which side of the heart has oxygen in it?
What percent of people applying to 20 or more medical schools will get into AT LEAST ONE medical school
40%
A person with what disease would want to consume foods that help lower their blood sugar?
Diabetes
The occipital lobe of the brain is responsible for which of your senses? (hearing, sight, taste, touch, smell)
Sight/vision
Name/describe a type of patient a physical therapist may work with
someone who has been badly burned, is paralyzed, has been in a car accident, has broken a major bone, has torn a muscle playing sports, has lost the ability to speak, eat, walk, etc.
What is the name of the biggest artery in the heart (is also the biggest artery in your body)?
What is a heath disparity?
A difference in health due to social, economic, and environmental disadvantages/inequality (being more likely to die of a disease due to your income, being more likely to get a disease because of where you live, getting worse healthcare because of your racial or gender identity)
Vitamin C is an antioxidant that is known to boost your ________
Immunity (ability to fight disease)
How many lobes are there in the brain?
4 (frontal, temporal, occipital, parietal)