Name That Organ
This organ pumps blood throughout the entire body.
What is the heart?
This respiratory disease, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, led to a global pandemic beginning in 2019.
What is COVID-19?
This hormone medication is injected to control blood sugar levels in people with diabetes.
What is insulin?
This person provides dental exams, treats cavities, and fixes broken teeth.
What is a dentist?
This tool is used by doctors to listen to heartbeats and breathing sounds.
What is a stethoscope?
This organ filters blood, removes waste, and produces urine.
What are the kidneys?
This mosquito-borne disease, caused by a parasite, leads to fever, chills, and fatigue, and is common in tropical regions.
What is malaria?
This type of pain medication, such as morphine or oxycodone, can be highly addictive and is derived from the opium poppy.
What are opioids/narcotics?
This healthcare worker gives anesthesia before surgeries so patients don’t feel pain.
What is an anesthesiologist?
This hospital machine helps patients breathe by pushing air into their lungs when they can’t do it on their own.
What is a ventilator?
This organ stores and concentrates bile produced by the liver before releasing it into the small intestine.
What is the gallbladder?
This viral infection attacks the liver and can spread through contaminated blood or needles, potentially leading to chronic liver disease.
What is Hepatitis B?
This medication is given during a severe allergic reaction and works by constricting blood vessels and opening airways.
What is epinephrine/EpiPen?
Unlike ophthalmologists, this professional cannot perform surgery but can diagnose vision problems, test eyesight, and prescribe glasses or contact lenses.
What is an optometrist?
This lab tool separates blood into plasma and cells using high-speed spinning.
What is a centrifuge?
This organ, located beneath the left side of the diaphragm, filters the blood, recycles old red blood cells, and helps fight infection.
What is the spleen?
This bacterial disease spreads through contaminated water and causes severe diarrhea that can lead to dehydration and death.
What is cholera?
This medication, commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, lowers blood sugar by improving insulin sensitivity but may cause gastrointestinal side effects.
What is metformin?
This physician specializes in diagnosing and treating cancer using chemotherapy, radiation, or immunotherapy.
What is an oncologist?
This laboratory device amplifies small segments of DNA, making it possible to detect viruses, bacteria, or genetic mutations.
What is a PCR/polymerase chain reaction machine?
This organ, located behind the sternum, is essential for developing T-cells that defend against pathogens during early life.
What is the thymus?
This virus, one of the most lethal known to humans, causes internal bleeding and organ failure and has a fatality rate of up to 90%.
What is Marburg virus?
This chemotherapy drug disrupts DNA synthesis in rapidly dividing cells, treating cancers like leukemia, but can lead to severe bone marrow suppression.
What is methotrexate?
This healthcare professional uses ultrasound to create detailed images of the heart’s structure and motion to diagnose heart conditions.
What is an echocardiographer/cardiac sonographer?
This hospital device records the electrical activity of the heart and shows wave patterns doctors use to spot irregular heartbeats or heart attacks.
What is an electrocardiogram/EKG/ECG?