Medical Specialties
person who performs surgery on the mouth and jaws
oral surgeon
Cancer in white blood cells
leukemia
Vessels where exchange of nutrients and oxygen take place
Capillaries
Technical Name for voice box
Larynx
The body's main source of energy
carbohydrates
studies the diseases of the heart and blood vessels
cardiologist
What hereditary blood defect is known as "the royal disease"?
Hemophilia
circular muscles found throughout the digestive tract
sphincters
the chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the body
right atrium
Enzyme that facilitates gene editing
CRISPR
person who administers medications to cause loss of sensation or feeling during surgery
anesthesiologist
Autoimmune disease that mainly attacks flexible joints.
rheumatoid arthritis
what determines where blood is bright red or dull red in color
oxygen content
the chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
Left atrium
a disease in which cells divide uncontrollably
cancer
person who studies disorders of the brain and nervous system
neurologist
Chronic and progressive disorder of the brain
Alzheimer's
Hormone that reduces pain perception (Hint: exercise)
this organ produces bile and performs over 500 functions
liver
Part of neuron that transmits signals to other neurons
Axon
performs diagnostic imaging examinations such as x-rays and CT scans
radiographer/radiologic technologist
Medical condition defined by the inflammation of the liver
Hepatitis
the most likely cause of upper abdominal pain after eating spicy foods
Gastritis
Largest human organ
Skin
Part of brain that controls involuntary actions
Brain Stem (specifically medulla oblongata)