Medical Trivia
He discovered penicillin.
Who is Alexander Fleming?
The prefix “cardio-” refers to this organ.
What is the heart?
This is the largest artery in the human body.
What is the aorta?
This test monitors electrical activity of the heart.
What is an EKG or ECG?
The suffix “-itis” refers to this.
What is inflammation?
The flap that prevents food from entering the trachea during swallowing.
What is the epiglottis?
The first human organ to be successfully transplanted?
What is the Kidney?
Cholecystectomy” is the surgical removal of this organ
What is the gallbladder?
This organ produces bile to help break down fats.
What is the liver?
The “ABC”s of emergency care stand for these.
What are airway, breathing, and circulation?
The root “onych-” refers to this body part.
What are nails (fingernails or toenails)?
This disease, prevented by the DTaP vaccine, causes intense coughing fits.
Hint: Also referred to as Pertussis
What is whooping cough?
The first surgeon to successfully perform a human heart transplant.
Who is Dr. Christiaan Barnard?
Spell the term for the visual examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
This valve separates the left atrium from the left ventricle.
What is the mitral (or bicuspid) valve?