Human Body
What is the largest artery in the body?
The aorta
What is the common name for the disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus?
Chicken Pox
What outbreak resulted in the deaths of approximately 9% of Philadelphia’s population in 1793?
What is a Tonsillectomy?
The surgical removal of one or both tonsils
What type of blood cells fight infections and diseases?
White blood cells
What is the largest organ in the body?
Skin
What is sepsis an infection of?
Blood
What material were stethoscopes originally made out of?
Wood
What is Hemispherectomy?
Removing half of the brain to treat seizures
What blood type is the universal plasma donor?
AB
What does cartilage link?
Joints and bones
Hyperhidrosis is the medical term for excessive what?
Sweating
Who is widely credited as the founder of genetics?
Gregor Mendel
What is a Heterotopic heart transplant?
Involves implanting a healthy donor heart on the right side of the recipient’s damaged heart
What term is used to describe a disease that is common or constantly present in a given population?
Endemic
What body system is the liver apart of?
The digestive system
How many times a day should you take a medication if your prescription reads “q.i.d.”?
Four
The most widely used vaccine in the history of medicine is mostly used to treat which infection of the lungs?
Tuberculosis
What is a Cholecystectomy?
What is the process used to treat kidneys by removing excess water, solutes, and toxins called?
Dialysis
What organ produces insulin?
The pancreas
The MMR vaccine prevents which three diseases?
Measles, mumps, and Rubella
What disease was deemed eradicated in 1980 after a worldwide vaccination program?
Smallpox
What is Rotationplasty?
Turning an ankle into a knee
Thomas Hodgkin, an 1800s physician, is most commonly associated with what type of cancer today?
Lymphoma