Spooky Science & Anatomy
This is the medical term for the funny bone, which gets a lot of action during haunted house jumpscares.
What is the humerus?
Eating this vegetable is famously said to give you great eyesight.
What is a carrot?
This famous nurse set new standards for hospital hygiene during the Crimean War.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
What does the "H" in HOSA stand for?
What is Health?
What is the fear of Halloween called?
What is Samhainophobia?
This fluid makes up about 55% of human blood and has a spooky, ghostly name.
What is plasma?
This viral infection, once linked to vampire folklore, is famously spread through animal bites.
What is rabies?
This organization, founded by Clara Barton, provides emergency assistance and disaster relief.
What is the American Red Cross?
Which HOSA official color represents loyalty?
What is navy blue?
What is the medical term for an extreme fear of spiders?
What is arachnophobia?
This tough, fibrous connective tissue holds your skeleton together
What are ligaments? (or tendons/cartilage)
This condition causes a complete lack of skin pigment, which gave rise to classic ghost and vampire looks.
What is albinism?
This famous Greek physician is known as the "Father of Medicine."
Who is Hippocrates?
What are the three words in the HOSA motto?
What is "Hands That Build Health and Happiness"?
What plant family do pumpkins belong to?
What is the gourd / squash family / Cucurbitaceae?
This is the clinical term for "pins and needles" or a limb falling asleep, which might happen if you sit too long watching a scary movie.
What is paresthesia?
In Victorian times, the fear of being buried alive led to the invention of safety coffins equipped with one of these attached to a bell above ground.
What is a string or rope?
This tool, invented in 1816 by René Laënnec, is used by doctors to listen to heart and lung sounds.
What is a stethoscope?
What shape on the HOSA emblem represents the three aspects of well-being (social, physical, and mental)?
What is a triangle?
What is the technical term for the common cold?
What is nasopharyngitis?
Named after the Greek word for "hidden," this butterfly-shaped gland in the neck regulates metabolism.
What is the thyroid gland?
This sticky sweet substance was historically used as an emergency dressing to cover and heal open wounds.
What is honey?
This scientist discovered penicillin, the world's first effective antibiotic.
Who is Alexander Fleming?
What does the circle on the HOSA emblem represent?
What is the continuity of healthcare?
What vitamin do you get primarily from sun exposure during the bright autumn days?
What is Vitamin D?