This system is made up of the heart, lungs and blood vessels
What is the cardiovascular system?
100
The largest, longest, strongest bone in the body.
What is the femur?
100
The organ in your chest that pumps blood through your veins and arteries.
What is the heart?
100
The suffix -itis means this.
What is inflammation?
100
Acute death of heart muscle most often caused by blocked arteries.
What is a myocardial infarction (heart attack)?
200
This system is made of bones, ligaments and tendons.
What is the skeletal system?
200
The major arteries that carry blood up to the brain. They are located on either side of the neck.
What are the carotid arteries?
200
Vessels that carry de-oxygenated blood to the heart.
What are veins?
200
The medical name for nose bleed.
What is epitaxis?
200
A progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions. One of the first signs of this disease is short term memory loss.
What Alzheimer's disease?
300
The liver, pancreas, stomach and colon are part of this system.
What is the digestive system?
300
A dome shaped muscle that forms a partition between the chest and the abdomen and makes it possible to breath.
What is the diaphragm?
300
A pair of organs that eliminate metabolic waste from the body and produce urine?
What are the kidneys?
300
The medical term for a runny nose.
What is rhinorrhea?
300
Chirrosis is a chronic disease that can be caused by long term alcohol abuse and affects this organ.
What is the liver?
400
The bladder, urethra, kidney, and ureters are in this system
What is the urinary system?
400
The large muscle of the upper arm where nurses give shots.
What is the deltoid?
400
Vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart.
What are arteries?
400
The prefix for slow.
What is brady-?
400
A broad group of diseases involving unregulated cell growth.
What is Cancer?
500
This system is made up of sebaceous glands, skin, hair and nails.
What is the integumentary system?
500
The anatomical name for the windpipe.
What is the trachea?
500
Fibers that carry impulses and sensations such as pain, cold, hot, and movement between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
What are nerves?
500
The prefix for fast.
What is tachy-?
500
Diseases in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period that causes symptoms of frequent urination, increased thirst, and increased hunger.