Abbrievations
Anatomy
The study of...
History
Potpourri
100
MD
What is Medical Doctor
100
This is the largest organ
What is the skin
100
This is the study of the heart
What is Cardiology
100
This person helped to develop the first successful polio vaccine
Who is Jonas Salk
100
This organ is the main "organ of balance"
What is the inner ear
200
RN
What is Registered Nurse
200
A baby has this many bones
What is 300 bones
200
This is the study of the brain and nerves
What is Neurology
200
Helped to develop some germ theory and "pasteurization"
Who is Louis Pasteur
200
Your nose can remember how many different scents
What is 50,000
300
DO
What is Doctor of Osteopathy
300
This is how many bones an adult has
What is 206
300
The study of the effects of diseases (often posthumously)
What is Pathology
300
16th Century Anatomist who discovered the functions of many organs, such as blood flow.
Who is Harvey
300
This is the strongest substance in the human body
What is tooth enamel
400
DDS
What is Doctor of Dental Surgery
400
You fingers are also known as this
What is phalanges
400
The study of the skin
What is Dermatology
400
Greek anatomist born in 130 AD, gave the basis for human anatomy for more than 1000 years... and often based his diagrams off of pig anatomy
Who is Galen
400
Our brain has this many nerve cells
What is 100 billion
500
CBET
What is Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician
500
A nerve cell is also known as this
What is a Neuron
500
The study of the eyes
What is Ophthalmology
500
Changed thought about anatomy after Galen... often referred to as the "father of modern anatomy"
Who is Vesalius
500
A drop of blood contains this many cells
What is 250 million