MEDLIFE Movement
What does MEDLIFE stand for?
Medicine Education and Development for Low-Income Families Everywhere
How many active MEDLIFE chapters are there?
131
This process describes how mRNA is decoded to produce a polypeptide chain.
What is translation?
Sudden facial drooping on one side, slurred speech, and arm weakness are classic signs of this emergency.
What is a stroke?
This root means heart.
What is cardi?
True or False: MEDLIFE primarily aids in Latin America
False. MEDLIFE aids in Latin America AND Africa
In 2022, MEDLIFE completes 39 projects that served ______ individuals
2250 individuals
This enzyme unwinds the DNA double helix during replication.
What is helicase?
This chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs.
What is the left atrium?
This prefix means slow.
What is brady-?
When was MEDLIFE founded?
2004
How many meals will a $50 donation provide to families in need?
34
This pigment in plants captures light energy for photosynthesis.
What is chlorophyll?
This part of the brain regulates autonomic functions such as heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure.
What is the medulla?
HR stands for this measurement.
What is heart rate?
What was the most popular destination that MEDLIFE volunteers went to in 2023?
Riobamba, Ecuador with 433 volunteers
How many total donors did MEDLIFE receive in 2022?
7000+
(7110)
This functional group consists of a carbon double-bonded to an oxygen and single-bonded to an –OH.
What is a carboxyl group?
This hormone regulates blood sugar levels by allowing cells to take in glucose.
What is insulin?
Nephrolithiasis means these are in the kidney.
What are stones?
Who founded MEDLIFE?
Nick Ellis
How much did MEDLIFE fundraise in total in 2022? (Nearest 50 thousand)
$413 479
This unit measures the amount of work done over time.
What is a watt (power)?
This tool is used to measure blood pressure.
What is a sphygmomanometer?
This term refers to an excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain’s ventricles.
What is hydrocephalus?