HOSA Trivia
HOSA used to stand for this
What is "Health Occupations Students of America"?
The event where participants compete in a spelling bee
What is medical spelling?
Your post secondary/collegiate president
Who is Ally Reagan?
The organ that pumps blood throughout the body
What is the heart?
A transformation or change in genes which often results in growth pattern changes in cells
What is mutation?
HOSA’s tagline/current meaning
What are “future health professionals"?
This event requires a case study analysis that may involve a crime scene or physical evidence
What is forensic medicine?
Your state advisor
Who is Kaitlyn Jollimore?
The part of the brain controls balance and coordination
What is the cerebellum?
The muscle of the back of the neck and upper trunk that controls shoulder movements
What is the trapezius?
The national theme for HOSA in 2025-2026
What is “champions of change”?
A constituent of this event is a portfolio that documents the individual competitor’s specific goal(s) and efforts to practice healthier habits through exercise, nutrition, and/or avoiding risky behaviors.
What is healthy lifestyle?
The first NH post secondary/collegiate chapter
What is UNH?
The pear shaped organ beneath the stomach
What is the gallbladder?
The process by which the lens and pupil adjust to focus light rays on the retina
What is accommodation?
This is the number of states that came together to found HOSA in 1976
What is six?
This competitive event encourages HOSA members to study the effects of health and disease in populations.
What is epidemiology?
The year New Hampshire HOSA was founded
What is 1980?
The structure that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
What are the pulmonary veins?
Lymphocytes that form and mature in the bone marrow
What are B-cells?
The colors of HOSA signify these
What is: Navy Blue represents loyalty to the health care profession. Medical White represents purity of purpose. Maroon represents compassion of HOSA members.
This event tests skills like ABO grouping and Gram Stain
What is biomedical laboratory science?
The state NH HOSA was previously combined with
What is Vermont?
The name of the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
What is the mitral (bicuspid) valve?
The layer of peritoneum that attaches to the posterior wall of the abdominal cavity and attaches the small intestine
What is the mesentery?