Medical Jeopardy

Health Careers

100

In this job, individuals go to school for 4-6 years after high school and work directly with patients to administer medications, draw labs, check vital signs, and work with the rest of the health care team to take care of patients.

What is a nurse?

200

In this job, individuals are trained for 11-16 years after high school to diagnose and treat patients' maladies within their specialty of practice.

What is a doctor?

300

In this job, individuals train for 8 years outside of high school and learn to prepare and dispense medication to patients.

What is a pharmacist?

400

In this job, individuals train for 7 years outside of high school to help their patients either recover from injuries or improve their movement.

What is a physical therapist?

500

In this job, individuals train for 8 years after high school and obtain a doctorate-level degree to help patients with hearing disorders.

What is an audiologist?

The Heart

100

There are this many chambers in the heart.

What is 4?

200

This is how many times the heart beats per minute.

What is 60-100 times?

300

This is the first chamber of the heart that blood enters.

What is the right atrium?

400

This is the name of the large blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body.

What is the aorta?

500

This is the name of the arteries that deliver blood to the heart muscle.

What is a coronary artery?

Name that Organ!

100

This pair of organs is responsible for oxygenating the blood before its delivered to the rest of the body.

What are the lungs?

200

This organ secretes acid and enzymes to begin the digestion process.

What is the stomach?

300

This pair of organs is crucial for electrolyte balance, blood filtration, and urine production.

What are the kidneys?

400

This organ is responsible for filtering the blood by removing toxins and metabolizing drugs.

What is the liver?

500

This organ that you can technically survive without works to boost the immune system by helping white blood cells mature.

What is the spleen?

Medical Specialties

100

This type of doctor specializes in treating children.

What is a pediatrician?

200

This type of doctor treats problems with the heart.

What is a cardiologist?

300

This type of doctor treats mental health problems.

What is a psychiatrist?

400

This type of doctor treats cancer.

What is an oncologist?

500

This type of doctor treats problems of the ears, nose, and throat.

What is an otolaryngologist?

The Lungs

100

This is the tube that delivers air from the mouth to the lungs.

What is the trachea?

200

There are this many lobes in the right lung.

What is 3?

300

This is a common lung problem where the airways constrict and cause wheezing, chest tightness, and/or hypoxia.

What is asthma?

400

This is the normal number of breaths per minute.

What is 12-20 breaths per minute?

500

This is the name of the sac-like structures in the lung that are responsible for oxygenating the red blood cells.

What are alveoli?