Human anatomy
This connective tissue attaches muscle to bone.
What are tendons?
This is the branch of medicine concerned with the heart.
What is cardiology?
This is a short-term disease in which the blood supply to the brain is cut off
What is a stroke?
This is the most common medical scan, used primarily to look at bones, but also certain tissues and joints.
What is an X-ray scan?
This type of medicine, like penicillin, is used to treat bacterial infections.
What are antibiotics?
This is the largest bone in the body
What is the femur?
This is the study of cancer
What is oncology?
This is the most common disease transmitted by mosquitoes.
What is malaria?
This is the surgical delivery of a baby by an incision through the mother's abdomen and uterus.
Cesarean section (acceptable: c-section)
People with diabetes often take this hormone to help regulate their blood sugar levels.
What is insulin?
This is the largest blood vessel in the body
What is the aorta?
This is the study of medicine relating to women
What is gynecology?
Symptoms of this virus include: Cough, fever, shortness of breath, loss of taste or smell.
What is COVID-19 (acceptable: coronavirus, covid)
This type of medical scan uses magnets and radio waves to look at diseases involving soft tissue (muscles, tendons, blood vessels)
What is an MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging)?
People take this type/category of medicine, such as Claritin or Benadryl, to relieve allergy symptoms like sneezing and itching.
What are antihistamines?
This organ is responsible for releasing insulin into the bloodstream.
What is the pancreas?
This is the study of blood
What is hematology?
This disease is the cancer of blood-forming tissues. (Commonly called "blood cancer")
What is leukemia?
This sis the operation in which a bone flap is temporarily removed from the skull to directly access the brain.
What is a craniotomy?
This supplement is often recommended to prevent or treat scurvy.
What is vitamin C?
This is the largest part of the brain, that initiates and coordinates functions including movement and temperature.
What is the cerebrum?
This is the study of disease
What is pathology?
Most common in children, this disease is characterized by: sudden pain in the lower right abdomen, fever, and nausea/vomiting.
What is appendicitis?
This is the surgery to improve blood flow to the heart by bypassing blocked arteries.
What is: coronary artery bypass surgery? (Acceptable: Heart Bypass, Bypass surgery,Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, CABG, CABS)
These TWO types of medication help lower high blood pressure and includes common names like lisinopril or atenolol.
One correct answer=500 points
Two correct answers=1000 points
What are beta blockers and ACE-inhibitors (Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme inhibitors)?