Neurology
This part of the brain controls thinking, memory, and decision making.
What is the cerebrum?
This is the medical term for a newborn baby less than 4 weeks old.
What is a neonate?
This substance in red blood cells carries oxygen
What is hemoglobin
This type of anesthesia makes a patient completely unconscious during surgery.
What is general anesthesia
This word describes uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells.
What is cancer
This structure connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
What is the corpus callosum?
This score is given right after birth to assess a baby's health.
What is the Apgar score?
This side of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood to the body.
What is the left side
This type of medication reduces pain and is often used during and after surgery
What are opioids
This cancer affects the blood-forming tissues and bone marrow.
What is leukemia
This lobe of the brain is mainly responsible for vision.
What is the occipital lobe?
The soft spot on a baby's head is called this.
What is the fontanelle?
This emergency happens when blood flow to part of the heart is blocked
What is a heart attack
This medication is commonly used to quickly put patients to sleep at the start of surgery.
What is propofol
This term describes when cancer spreads to other parts of the body.
What is metastasis?
This lobe controls voluntary movement and decision-making.
What is the frontal lobe?
Babies are typically considered premature if born before this many weeks of pregnancy.
What is 37 weeks?
This word describes a heartbeat that is too slow
What is bradycardia
These three basics are checked first in any emergency.(Hint: starts with A, starts with B, starts with C)
What is airway, breathing, and circulation?
This cancer begins in the lymphatic system.
What is lymphoma
This small but powerful structure helps regulate balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
This reflex causes babies to spread their arms when they feel like they are falling.
What is the Moro reflex?
These arteries supply oxygen-rich blood directly to the heart muscle itself.
What are the coronary arteries
This dangerous complication occurs when stomach contents enter the lungs during anesthesia.
What is aspiration
This term describes cancerous tumors that can invade nearby tissues.
What is malignant?