MEDICINE
This is the branch of medicine that deals with the heart and blood vessels.
What is cardiology?
The prefix "hypo-" means this.
What is "below" or "under"?
100: This is the largest organ in the human body.
What is the skin?
100: This is the chemical symbol for gold.
What is Au?
100: These are the basic building blocks of all living organisms.
What are cells?
This medical imaging technique uses strong magnetic fields and radio waves to create images of the inside of the body.
What is an MRI?
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This term refers to the study of drugs and their effects on the body.
What is pharmacology?
200: The femur is located in this part of the body.
What is the leg?
200: Water has this chemical formula.
What is H₂O?
200: DNA stands for this.
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
This chronic disease occurs when the body either doesn't produce enough insulin or can't use it properly.
What is diabetes?
300: This medical term describes inflammation of the liver.
What is hepatitis?
300: This part of the brain is responsible for balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
300: The pH scale measures how acidic or basic a substance is. A pH of 7 is considered this.
What is neutral?
300: This process allows plants to convert sunlight into energy.
What is photosynthesis?
This term refers to a physician who specializes in treating cancer.
What is an oncologist?
400: The suffix "-ectomy" means this type of medical procedure.
What is surgical removal?
400: This type of blood cell is responsible for fighting infections.
What is a white blood cell?
400: This element is necessary for hemoglobin to transport oxygen in the blood.
What is iron?
400: This organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell.
What is the mitochondrion?
This procedure involves taking a small sample of tissue to examine under a microscope for disease.
What is a biopsy?
500: This Latin term means "first do no harm."
What is "primum non nocere"?
500: The name of these air sacs in the lungs is derived from the Latin word for "small cavity."
What are alveoli?
500: This gas is the most abundant in Earth's atmosphere.
What is nitrogen?
500: This term refers to the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce.
What is natural selection?