ANATOMY
BUILDING BLOCKS
CLINICAL FACTS
FUN FACTS
100

This organ, previously thought to be "useless," is now thought to host good bacteria.

What is the appendix?

100

This is the organelle responsible for housing DNA.

What is the nucleus?

100

A particularly fast heart rate is know as this. 

What is tachycardia?

100

People of this profession make up the biggest single healthcare profession.

What is nursing?

200

This is the largest artery (by diameter) in your body.

What is the aorta?

200

These cells are unique because they lack a nucleus and have the form of a biconcave disc.

What is an erythrocyte/red blood cell?

200

This is the name of the procedure in which the ductus deferens is severed. 

What is a vasectomy/deferentectomy?

200

If you have this hair color, you are more likely to need more anesthesia than people with other hair colors.

What is ginger/red?

300

This is the name of the socket of the innominate bone.

What is the acetabulum?

300

These are the main proteins responsible for muscle contraction.

What are actin and myosin?

300

Historically, this device has been used to measure blood pressure, in conjunction with a stethoscope.

What is a sphygmomanometer?

300

This basic bodily function has been linked to the removal of metabolic waste from the brain, as well as memory consolidation.

What is sleep?

400

This is the muscular layer of the uterus, which stretches during pregnancy and contracts during labor.

What is the myometrium?

400

This is the enzyme that unzips your genes.

What is helicase?

400

If damaged, this area of the brain results in "garbled" or "broken" sounding speech.

What is Broca's area?

400

In addition to a unique fingerprint, people also have unique impression of this body part.

What is the tongue?

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