Diseases
Anatomy
Medical Technology
100

This brain illness is associated with difficulty in memory and other cognitive functions.

What is Alzheimer's Disease?

100

This organ in the body regulates blood sugar levels:

  1. Liver

  2. Pancreas

  3. Gall bladder

  4. stomach

2. Pancreas

100

This is the name of the device that measures blood oxygen levels.

What is a Pulse Oximeter?

200

"SARS" is an acronym that stands for this:

What is Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome?

200

This is the name of the tube that moves food from the mouth to the stomach.

What is the Esophagus?

200

This medical imaging device uses strong magnetic fields to visualize the human body tissues.

What is MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)?

300

This disease is characterized by high blood sugar levels due to an inability to properly process glucose.

What is Diabetes?

300

Adipose tissue composed of these types of cells.

What are Fat cells?

300

The top number given by a blood pressure monitor is called this.

What is Systolic?

400

This disease is characterized by an irregular, often rapid heart rate that commonly causes poor blood flow. The heart’s upper chambers (atria) beat out of coordination with the lower chambers (ventricles). Possible symptoms include heart palpitations, shortness of breath, and fatigue

What is Atrial fibrillation?

400

This is the scientific name for the bones in your fingers and toes.

What are Phalanges?

400

This device is used to revive someone from sudden cardiac arrest.

What is an AED (automated external defibrillator)?

500

Goiter is when the thyroid grows too large due to a lack of this element, which is in the seventh row of the periodic table.

What is Iodine?

500

This lobe of the brain is responsible for memory and hearing.

What is the Temporal Lobe?

500

This device uses invisible electromagnetic energy beams to create images of internal tissues, bones, and organs but when used incorrectly can cause mutations in our genes.

What is an Xray?