particle physics
endocrinology
all about CHILLSL1ME
seismology
cardio
vascular perfusion
100

what quantum number is conserved in all known particle interactions and distinguishes quarks from leptons?

what is the baryon number?

100

what hormone produced by the pancreas lowers blood glucose levels by promoting the absorption of glucose into the cells?

what is insulin?

100

what is my FAVORITE musical instrument (wind)?

what is the tenor saxophone?

100

what is the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above and earthquake's focus?

what is the epicenter?

100

to reduce the body's metabolic demand during open heart surgery, perfusionists induce what condition to heavily cool the patient's body?

what is induced hypothermia (or just hypothermia)

200

what neutral weak force carrier is responsible for neutral-current interactions?

what is the Z boson?

200
what butterfly-shaped gland found in the neck produces hormones that regulate metabolism and growth?

what is the thyroid gland?

200

i've always wanted to travel to one place, where is it?

what is Tokyo, Japan?
200

what instrument records vibrations made by earthquakes?

what is a seismograph?

200

during extended periods of time under life support, a cardiovascular perfusionist must monitor the buildup of what indicator of inadequate tissue oxygenation and metabolic byproduct?

what is lactic acid?

300

in the standard model, what force is mediated by gluons and binds quarks together within hadrons?

what is the strong nuclear force?

300
what gland secretes hormones that regulate many other endocrine glands?

what is the pituitary gland?

300

favorite meal? (three items)

what is a medium-rare steak, side of buttered and seasoned rice, and steamed broccoli?

300

what wave are the fastest seismic waves and are the first to arrive at seismic stations after earthquakes?

what are P-waves?

300

to achieve a completely still surgical field, a perfusionist induces what to paralyze the heart's muscles?

what is cardioplegia?

400

what mechanism explains how the W and Z bosons acquire mass through spontaneous symmetry breaking of the electroweak interaction?

what is the Higgs mechanism?

400
what hormone, released by the adrenal cortex, helps to regulate stress responses, blood pressure, and metabolism

what is cortisol?

400

what is my DREAM JOB?

what is Avionics Engineer at JPL Labratories?

400

what seismic waves can't ravel through Earth's liquid outer core, which provides evidence that the layer is molten?

what are S-waves?

400

before routing a patient's blood through the "heart-lung" machine, a cardiovascular perfusionist has to administer a large amount of this common anticoagulant to prevent clotting.

what is heparin?

500

the violation of combined charge-parity symmetry observed in neutral kaons and B mesons helps to explain what major cosmological asymmetry?

what is the matter-antimatter asymmetry of the unvierse?

500
what hypothalamic hormone stimulates the anterior pituitary to release thyroid-stimulating hormones (TSH)?

what is thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)?

500

solve the following equation: 2x2-14x+20=0

what is x=2 & x=5?

500

what scale, developed in 1979, largely replaced the Richter scale for measuring total energy released by earthquakes?

what is the movement magnitude scale (Mw)?

500

(NO HELP) in the case that air enters the cardiopulmonary bypass machine, a cardiovascular perfusionist must catch it before what bubble-induces neurological danger?

what is an arterial gas embolism?