Medication and innovations History
What body part was first x-rayed in 1895
Hands
How many bones are in the human body?
206
What disease do 6 million Americans not know that they have?
Diabetes
What type of blood cells fight infections and diseases?
White blood cells
In which ancient empire was the first recorded reference to the brain found?
Egypt
What brand of over-the-counter acetaminophen was first introduced in 1955?
Tylenol
What is the medical term for the sideways curvature of the spine that most often occurs in young adults during a growth spurt?
Scoliosis
What was the epidemic that occurred right after WW1?
Spanish Flu
What is the name of the pigment responsible for giving skin and hair color?
Melanin
True or False: Can colder temperatures make you perform better at daily tasks?
True
What material were stethoscopes originally made out of?
Wood
What is the process used to treat kidneys by removing excess water, solutes, and toxins called?
Dialysis
The most widely used vaccine in the history of medicine is mostly used to treat which infection of the lungs?
Tuberculosis
What is sepsis an infection of?
Blood
The smallest school in Harvard awards degrees to students in what field of medicine?
Dentistry
The first heart transplant, which occurred in the 1960s, took place in what country?
South Africa
A nephrologist specializes in the treatment of which organ?
Kidneys
What disease was deemed eradicated in 1980 after a worldwide vaccination program?
Smallpox
What is the most common blood type?
O+
Hyperhidrosis is the medical term for excessive what?
Sweating
Who discovered the first antibiotic in 1923?
Alexander Fleming
“Earkeckers” is an outdated term for what part of the body?
Tonsils
What outbreak resulted in the deaths of approximately 9% of Philadelphia’s population in 1793?
Yellow fever
What blood type is the universal plasma donor?
AB
What year was Gray's Anatomy first published?
1858. Gray's anatomy, a descriptive book on anatomy.