Anatomy
This is the largest organ of the human body.
What is the skin?
The medical prefix "cardio-" refers to this vital organ.
What is the heart?
This common respiratory condition causes airways to narrow and swell, making it hard to breathe and often requiring an inhaler.
What is asthma?
During a clinical physical exam, a physician uses this acoustic instrument to listen to internal sounds of the body, such as the heart and lungs.
What is a stethoscope?
The amount of continents on the planet.
What is 7?
The central nervous system consists of the brain and this other major structure.
What is the spinal cord?
The root "hemo-" or "hemat-" refers to this.
What is blood?
Pathogens that cause illnesses like the common cold and the flu are not bacteria, but rather these sub-microscopic infectious agents.
What are viruses?
This standardized exam is required for admission to most medical schools in the United States.
What is the MCAT?
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
What is Jupiter?
these tough bands of connective tissue connect muscle to bone.
What are tendons?
The medical suffix "-itis" is added to a body part to indicate this general condition.
What is inflammation?
Often referred to medically as a myocardial infarction, this acute event is more commonly known by this everyday name.
What is a heart attack?
This specialized medical imaging technique combines X-rays with computer processing to create detailed cross-sectional "slices" of the body.
What is a CT scan?
This is the 26th president of the United States.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
These TINY blood vessels are the sites where oxygen, nutrients, and waste products are exchanged with your body's tissues.
What are capillaries?
If a patient's chart says they have "hypertension," it means they have this condition.
What is high blood pressure?
This severe autoimmune condition causes the body's immune system to attack its own healthy tissues, frequently characterized by a distinctive butterfly-shaped rash across the face.
What is lupus?
This diagnostic machine records the electrical signals of the heart, often abbreviated as an ECG or EKG.
What is an electrocardiogram?
This southern state was the first to formally adopt an ordinance of secession from the United States on December 20, 1860, sparking the chain of events that led to the Civil War.
What is South Carolina?
This region of the brain is the primary control center for maintaining homeostasis, regulating body temperature, hunger, and thirst.
What is the hypothalamus?
The medical suffix "-rrhea" means excessive flow or discharge. Therefore, "rhinorrhea" is the medical term for this common everyday symptom.
What is a runny nose?
Also known as "pinkeye," this extremely common and contagious condition involves inflammation of the clear membrane lining your eyelid and eyeball.
What is conjunctivitis?
This term describes a sudden, life-threatening drop in blood pressure caused by a severe allergic reaction, requiring the immediate administration of epinephrine.
What is anaphylactic shock (or anaphylaxis)?
This is the blade that Aragorn was given by Elrond in The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King.
What is Anduril?