Anatomy
Medical
Terminology
MCAT (Bio+Psych)
Black Medical History Facts
Black History Facts
100

What is the difference between abduction and adduction?

Abduction is movement away from the midline while adduction is movement toward the midline

100

What is the difference between a laceration and an abrasion?

Lacerations occur when the skin is torn while abrasions occur when the top layer of skin is scraped away.

100

Name the asexual reproduction seen in prokaryotes

Binary fission

100

Name the nation's oldest and largest organization representing Black physicians and health care professionals in the US?

The National Medical Association which is the larger organization that SNMA stems from

100

Name the black woman whose cells having contributed to medicine do to their immortality and ILLEGAL extraction from her cervix.

Henrietta Lacks 

200

Where are your two different labrums located?

shoulders and hips

200

What does the prefix "rhino" refer to?

the nose

200

Why are viruses not considered living organisms

They cannot replicate by themselves- they need a host cell

200

What percentage of doctors in the US are black?

5.7%

200

Who was Phillis Wheatley?

Phillis Wheatley became the first African American author of a published book of poetry in 1773. 

300

What is the difference between a ligament and a tendon

ligaments connect bone to bone while tendons connect muscle to bone

300

What does the term "nephro" refer to?

kidney

300

What is the reason for selective permeability in the phospholipid bilayer?

hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail

300

What contributions did Charles R Drew make to medicine?

He was known for developing the first large-scale blood bank and improving blood transfusion methods with his discovery of plasma preservation.

300

In what city did there exist a "Black Wall Street" and what happened there?

In the 1920s, the Greenwood District also known as "Black Wall Street" was founded in Tulsa, Oklahoma where 600 successful Black-owned businesses has been established including doctors offices, grocery store, real estate agencies, barber shops, beauty supply store, newspaper companies, photography companies, etc AND 1,400 homes.  

On May 31, 1921, a white mob of 500 men and boys deputized by the local police force, incited a massacre to the "Black Wall Street." These 500 white men and boys killed approximately 300 black people and looted and burned all of the businesses to the ground.

400

Which area of the brain is responsible for processing emotions involving fear and anxiety?

amygdala

400

What does the suffix "-plasty" describe?

The surgical repair of something 

400

Which neurotransmitter is responsible for parasympathetic responses in the body?

acetylcholine

400

Name the first doctor to perform a successful open-heart surgery. 

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, a Black man, was the first doctor to perform a successful open-heart surgery in 1993

400

Who is known as the "Father of Black History" due to his lifelong study of African American history and instrumental contributions to the establishment of Black History Month?

Carter G Woodson

500

Point to your carotid artery

where you check pulse in the neck

500

Define the anatomical positions known and "supine" and "prone"

Supine is laying on your back. Prone is laying on your stomach. 

500

Name the structure that protects the brain and keeps in anchored to the skull and name its 3 layers.

Meninges (dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater)

500

Name the first black woman doctor

Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler

500

Who was the first African America women elected to US congress and the first black candidate for a major party's nomination for President of the United States?

Shirley Chisolm