Anatomy 101
This organ pumps blood through the body
What is the heart?
This tool is used by doctors to listen to your heartbeat
What is a stethoscope?
This type of doctor primarily works with children
What is a pediatrician?
The unabbreviated version of CPR
What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
This disease is caused by high levels of sugar in the blood
What is diabetes?
The two types of degrees doctors receive after medical school
What are M.D. and D.O.?
The largest organ in the human body
What is skin?
This tool is used to measure your blood pressure
What is a sphygmomanometer (blood pressure cuff)?
This type of nurse can diagnose and treat illnesses
What is a Nurse Practitioner?
Not cancerous or harmful
What is benign?
The common cold is this type of infection
What is viral?
Students take this test before applying to med school
What is the MCAT?
This part of the brain controls balance and coordination
What is the cerebellum?
This machine creates detailed images of internal organs using magnetic fields
What is an MRI?
This healthcare professional draws blood from patients
What is a Phlebotomist?
What added to a word as a suffix, this means 'inflammation'
What is -itis?
The medical term for a heart attack
What is a myocardial infarction?
The hands-on training right after medical school
What is residency?
This structure regulates gas exchange in the lungs
What are the alveoli?
This tool is used to inspect the inside of the ear
What is an otoscope?
This physician specializes in diagnosing diseases using imaging techniques
What is a radiologist?
This unsettling feeling comes from the Greek word for 'seasickness'
What is nausea?
This type of disease causes the body to attack its own tissue
What is an autoimmune disease?
The nationwide computerized system that matches graduating medical students with residency programs
What is the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)?
This structure connects muscles to bones
What are tendons?
This is a robotic system often used in minimally invasive surgery
What is the Da Vinci surgical system?
This medical professional cannot prescribe medications in most states, but they diagnose and treat communication disorders
What is a Speech-Language Pathologist?
An enlarged liver is also called this
This genetic disorder affects the lungs and causes thick mucus buildup
What is cystic fibrosis?
An interview format that involves rotating through timed stations
What is the MMI (Multiple Mini Interview)?