Anatomy and physiology
This organ is responsible for filtering waste from the blood
What is Kidney?
The abbreviation “ICU” stands for this.
What is Intensive Care Unit?
This common illness causes sore throat, runny nose, fever,chills, and coughing.
What is the Flu?
This novel virus, identified in late 2019, caused a global pandemic and led to the development of the first mRNA vaccines.
What is the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19)?
This doctor famously danced it out.
Who is Cristina Yang?
The largest bone in the human body.
What is the femur?
The prefix “hemi-” means this.
What is half?
This disorder causes difficulty focusing, impulsivity, and hyperactivity.
What is ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)?
This life-saving technique, developed in the 1960s, combines chest compressions and rescue breathing to restore circulation and oxygen to the body after cardiac arrest.
What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)?
Before it was Grey Sloan Memorial, this was the original name of the hospital.
What is Seattle Grace Hospital?
This part of the brain controls memory.
What is the hippocampus
The medical term for the surgical removal of the appendix.
What is an appendectomy?
This disease causes memory loss and cognitive decline, mostly in older adults.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
Introduced in the 1970s, this technology allows doctors to take detailed cross-sectional images of the body, aiding in the diagnosis of many conditions.
What is the CT (computed tomography) scan?
Before Alex Karev found his passion for pediatrics, he originally wanted to specialize in this field.
What is plastic surgery?
This type of joint connects the femur and pelvis.
What is a ball-and-socket joint?
The medical term for a device used to view inside the body, ending in “-scope.”
What is an endoscope?
A condition where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s tissues.
What is an autoimmune disorder?
This class of drugs, first used in the 1940s, played a crucial role in reducing the impact of infections caused by bacteria.
What are antibiotics?
This character was revealed to be Meredith Grey’s long-lost half-sister.
Who is Maggie Pierce?
The scientific name for the voice box.
What is the larynx?
The prefix Hemat relates to this.
What is blood?
This neurological disorder causes seizures due to abnormal brain activity.
What is epilepsy?
This part of the brain, responsible for basic functions like breathing and heart rate, was studied in early anatomy by Andreas Vesalius in the 1500s and later understood more fully in the 19th century by neurologists like Paul Broca.
What is the brainstem?
Before Jo took on Josephine Wilson as an alias, what was her name?(hint: The initials are B.S)
Who is Brooke Stadler