Anatomy and Phys.
What is the largest muscle in the body?
The gluteus maximus
To get into medical school, all applicants must take a standardized test called the MCAT. What does MCAT stand for?
Medical College Admissions Test
-There are 4 known types of this virus: A, B, C, and D with A and B being the most common
-tiredness, drowsiness, fevers, aches and chills are common
- This virus comes on extremely quickly, and can stay in your system from 4-7 days
Influenza
The hormone in your brain that helps "turn on" the sleep process and is produced due to an absence of light
Melatonin
Who has more bones:
a baby, or a fully grown adult?
Babies
True or False: Tissues are a group of cells that are similar in structure but differ in function
False, Tissues are groups of cells that have a similar structure and act together to perform a specific function
What does CPR stand for?
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
-A viral disease often transmitted through the bite or scratch of an infected animal
-Attacks the brain and causes severe neurological decline
-Severe dehydration and hydrophobia, insomnia, hallucinations, and foaming at the mouth due to inability to swallow
Rabies
The gland that produces insulin and is responsible for getting energy from ingested food
Pancreas
What is the largest organ in the body?
Skin
What blood types are known as the universal donor, and the universal recipient?
O, AB
REM Sleep is the period of sleep in which your eyes twitch and the brain is still active.
What does REM stand for?
Rapid eye movement
- Yellowing of the skin and eyes
- Caused by build up of bilirubin in the blood stream, typical caused by liver disease
-Often seen in babies and infants
Jaundice
The gland that secretes adrenaline (epinephrine)
left, right
The _______ is the hardest bone to break in your body.
Femur
An enlargement of the heart is called ___________.
Cardiomegaly
-caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis carried by fleas on rats and other rodents
-causes swollen lymph nodes, and large, puss filled sores called "bubos" on the groin, armpits, and neck
-risk of death if high if treatment doesn't begin within 24 hours after symptoms start
Bubonic Plague
The bodies "messenger" system that regulates hormones released by internal glands is called the ____________ system.
Endocrine system
Introduced by Edward Jenner In 1796, what was the first successful vaccine to be developed?
Smallpox vaccine
How many body organ systems are there?
11 ( circulatory, lymphatic, respiratory, integumentary, endocrine, gastrointestinal, excretory, musculoskeletal, nervous, reproductive, immune)
Heart attacks are often caused by a blot clot in one of the coronary arteries. What is the actual medical term for a "heart attack"?
Myocardial Infraction
-a bacterial infection spread through airborne droplets and items contaminated with the bacterium
-symptoms include enlarged lymph nodes, sore throat and tonsils, and difficulty breathing, common warning sign is thick grey membrane covering throat/tonsils
- very rare in the United States and other developed countries due to widespread vaccination
Diptheria
The region of the forebrain below the thalamus which coordinates both the autonomic nervous system and the activity of the pituitary gland is called ________.
Hypothalamus
In 1982, Alexander Fleming, Professor of Bacteriology at St. Mary's Hospital in London discovered the first true antibiotic. What is its name?
Penicillin