Anatomy
What organ is responsible for oxygenating your blood?
What are the lungs?
What disease causes a person’s blood sugar to be too high?
What is diabetes?
What tool is used to listen to a patient’s heartbeat?
What is a stethoscope?
The first vaccine ever created was meant to prevent what disease?
What is smallpox?
What is the specialty that focuses on the care of children from infancy through adolescence?
What is pediatrics?
What is the name of the clear part of the eye that covers the iris and pupil?
What is the cornea?
What infectious disease is caused by the Plasmodium parasite and spread by mosquitoes?
What is malaria?
What device is used to assist patients in breathing when they cannot do so on their own?
What is a ventilator?
Who is known as the father of modern medicine? (Hint: The oath taken by all doctors is named after him)
Who is Hippocrates?
What specialty focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the respiratory system?
What is pulmonology?
What organ stores bile?
What is the gallbladder?
What genetic disorder affects the blood’s ability to clot properly?
What is hemophilia?
What device is used to monitor the electrical activity of the heart?
What is an electrocardiogram (EKG/ECG)?
Who discovered the first antibiotic, penicillin?
Who is Alexander Fleming?
What is the medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of blood disorders?
What is hematology?
What is the scientific name for the bone in your upper arm?
What is the humerus?
What is the name of the bacterial infection that can cause lockjaw?
What is tetanus?
What is used to measure the amount of oxygen in the blood?
What is a pulse oximeter?
Who was the nurse who made major improvements in hospital sanitation during the Crimean War and is known as the founder of modern nursing?
Who is Florence Nightingale?
What is the medical specialty focused on the care of newborns and infants?
Neonatology