Human Anatomy
Medical Conditions
Fun Facts About the Human Body
So you Want to Be a Doctor
100

This organ is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body.

What is the heart?

100

This common illness is caused by a virus and leads to congestion, cough, and sore throat.

What is the common cold?

100

This organ can regenerate itself even after significant damage.

What is the liver?

100

This is the first degree students must earn to become a doctor.

What is an undergraduate or bachelor’s degree?

200

This largest bone in the human body is found in the leg.

What is the femur?

200

This condition occurs when blood sugar is consistently too high.

What is diabetes?

200

These cells in your blood help your body fight infection.

What are white blood cells?

200

These are the standardized exams students often take before applying to medical school.

What is the MCAT?

300

These blood vessels carry blood toward the heart.

What are veins?

300

This allergic reaction can be life‑threatening and may require an EpiPen.

What is anaphylaxis?

300

This sense is most closely linked to memory.

What is smell (olfaction)?

300

This term describes the hands‑on training doctors receive after medical school.

What is residency?

400

This organ filters waste from the blood and produces urine.

What is the kidney?

400

This condition involves the narrowing of airways and causes wheezing and shortness of breath.

What is asthma?

400

This is the only part of the body that has no blood supply—it gets oxygen from the air.

What is the cornea?

400

This is the step after residency for specialized training in fields like cardiology or surgery.

What is a fellowship?

500

This dome‑shaped muscle plays a key role in breathing by contracting to allow the lungs to expand.

What is the diaphragm?

500

This condition occurs when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks its own healthy tissues.

What is an autoimmune disease?

500

These two body parts contain over half of all the bones in the human skeleton.

What are the hands and feet?

500

This undergraduate metric is often used as the first screening tool for medical school applications

What is GPA? (Grade Point Average)