Anatomy
Surgical Specialty
Medical Myths
Medical TV
Weird Facts
100

This organ pumps blood throughout your body.


What is the Heart?

100

This surgeon performs ACL repairs, hip replacements, and treats conditions like scoliosis.

What is an orthopedic surgeon?

100

Cracking your knuckles will give you arthritis when you're older.

What is FALSE?

100

Patrick Dempsey played this neurosurgeon nicknamed "McDreamy" on Grey's Anatomy.

Who is Derek Shepherd?

100

Your heart beats about this many times per day without you thinking about it. (Hint: <1000)

What is 100,000?

200

This is the longest bone in the human body, running from your hip to your knee.

What is the femur?

200

This surgeon is the first called when a gunshot wound or car crash victim arrives in the ER.

What is a trauma surgeon?

200

Shaving makes hair grow back thicker and darker.

What is FALSE/a myth?

200

"It's never lupus" was a running joke on this medical drama starring Hugh Laurie.

What is House/House M.D.?

200

Humans are the only animals that do this when they're happy or find something funny.

What is cry? (accept laugh)

300

This almond-shaped structure deep in the brain processes emotions, especially fear and anxiety.

What is the amygdala?

300

This surgeon removes cataracts and performs LASIK procedures.

What is an ophthalmic/eye surgeon? (accept ophthalmologist)

300

Reading in dim light will NOT cause this permanent damage to your eyes, though it might give you a headache.

What is blindness/eye damage? (accept vision loss)

300

This show is the longest running medical drama in history.

What is Grey's Anatomy?

300

You can't tickle yourself because your brain does this to the sensation...

What is predict it/cancel it out?

400

This lobe of the brain, located near the top and back of your head, processes touch, temperature, and pain sensations.  

What is the parietal lobe?  

400

This surgeon removes lung tumors, repairs traumatic chest injuries, and treats conditions of the esophagus.

What is a thoracic surgeon?

400

Vaccines can cause the illness they're meant to prevent.

What is TRUE?

400

Doctors on TV often yell "CLEAR!" before using this device to shock a patient's heart back to rhythm.

What is a defibrillator?

400

Humans are the only animals on Earth that have this feature on their face.

What is a chin?

500

The smallest muscle in your body is less than 2mm long and is found inside this body part.

What is the ear?

500

This surgeon treats kidney stones.

What is a urologist?

500

Eating carrots improves your eyesight, especially night vision.

What is TRUE?

500

"How can I help?" is the catchphrase of this charachter in New Amsterdam.

Who is Dr. Max Goodwin 

500

Your finger print is just as unique as this other body part used for identification.

What is your tongue print?