Heart Throb
This medical device is used to measure the rhythm, rate, and electrical impulses of the heart.
What is a EKG (electrocardiogram)?
This bone is the longest in the body, and it is also the strongest.
What is the femur?
This large muscle in your upper arm helps you bend your elbow.
What is the bicep?
This organ controls all voluntary and involuntary actions in the body.
What is the brain?
This is the largest organ in the human body.
What is the skin?
This type of blood vessel, a part of the circulatory system, transports oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.
What are the Veins?
The adult human body is composed of this many bones.
What is 206?
This muscle in your chest helps you breathe in and out.
What is the diaphragm?
The central nervous system is made up of these two parts.
What are the brain and spinal cord?
This is a condition where the heart beats more than 100 times per minute
What is tachycardia?
A myocardial infarction is the proper term for this medical emergency.
What is a heart attack?
These three regions of vertebrae make up the spine.
What are cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae?
These muscles are found in your stomach area and help keep you upright and stable.
What are the abdominal muscles (abs)?
This part of the brain regulates balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
This is the protein found in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body.
What is hemoglobin?
This month of the year is heart health month.
This section of cartilage found in long bones is also known as the growth plate.
What is the epiphyseal plate?
This strong muscle in your upper leg helps you stand, walk and jump.
What are the quadriceps (quads)?
These specialized cells transmit electrical signals throughout the body.
This part of your blood prevents excessive bleeding by creating blood clots.
What are platelets?
This condition, characterized by sharp chest pain, is an inflammation of the sac-like membrane of the heart.
What is pericarditis?
The malleus, the stapes, and the incus bones are collectively known as this.
The ossicles or the ear bones.
This large muscle in your back helps you pull things toward your body and stand up straight.
This lobe of the brain is responsible for decision-making, problem-solving, and personality.
What is the frontal lobe?
This is a chronic autoimmune disease where the body's immune system attacks the myelin sheath of your nerve cells, disrupting communication between the brain and the body.
What is multiple sclerosis?