Human Anatomy
Medical Terminology
Pathology & Disease
Pharmacology & Treatments
Medical Specialties
100

What organ is primarily responsible for filtering blood and producing urine?

What are the kidneys?

100

What does the suffix "-itis" indicate?

What is inflammation?

100

What type of pathogen causes influenza?

What is a virus?

100
What type of medication is penicillin?

What is antibiotic?

100

What medical specialty focuses on the heart and blood vessels?

What is cardiology?

200

What type of tissue connects muscle to bone?

What is a tendon?

200

What is the word that refers to the surgical removal of tonsils?

What is a tonsilectomy?
200

What type of disease is caused by abnormal, uncontrolled cell growth?

What is cancer?

200

Epinephrine is administered when a patient is undergoing a ___ reaction.

What is allergic?

200

What does a dermatologist study?

What is the skin?

300

Which structure connect the fetus to the placenta and allows nutrient and gas exchange?

Umbilical cord

300

What does "bradycardia" refer to?

What is an abnormally slow heart rate?

300

What is the term for the spread of cancer from one site to another?

What is metastasis?

300

A patient with Type 1 Diabetes has high blood sugar levels and needs a medication that allows glucose to enter cells. What medication should they take?

What is insulin?

300

Which medical specialty focuses on the diagnosing and treating diseases of the lungs and respiratory system?

What is pulmonology?
400

What is the medical name for collarbone?

What is the clavicle?

400

What term means pain originating from an internal organ that is perceived elsewhere in the body?

What is referred pain?

400

What autoimmune disease primarily affects the myelin sheath of neurons?

What is multiple sclerosis (MS)?

400

A patient with asthma uses a fast-acting inhaler during an acute asthma attack to quickly open their airways. What type of medication is being used?

What is a short-acting beta agonist (e.g., albuterol)

400

What does OB-GYN stand for?

What is "Obstetrics-Gynecology"?

500

Name the three bones in the ear

What is the incus, malleus, and stapes?

500
What medical term means vomiting blood?

What is Hematemesis?

500

HIV primarily targets which type of immune cell, leading to progressive immune system failure?

What are T helper cells?

500

A patient visits an orthopedist for lower back pain. The physician asks whether or not the patient has a history of stomach ulcers. Why?

What is "patient is unable to take NSAIDs"?

500

What is the difference between a medical oncologist and a radiation oncologist?

What is use of medication, such as chemotherapy or targeted therapy, versus use of radiation?