Anatomy
Pharmacology
Pathology
Medical Terminology
Physiology
100

What is the largest organ in the human body?

What is the skin?

100

What term describes a drug that reduces fever?

What is an antipyretic?

100

What is the study of diseases called?

What is pathology?

100

What does the prefix "hypo-" mean?

What does it mean, "below" or "under"?

100

What is the basic functional unit of life?

What is a cell?

200

Name the bone that protects the brain.

What is the skull?

200

Name the class of drugs that can alleviate pain.

What are analgesics?

200

What term refers to the presence of disease-causing microorganisms?

What is infection?

200

What does the suffix "-itis" indicate?

What is inflammation?

200

What organ is responsible for oxygenating blood?

What are the lungs?

300

What part of the eye is responsible for controlling light intake?

What is the iris?

300

What is the term for the study of how drugs affect the body?

What is pharmacodynamics?

300

What is the medical term for inflammation of the liver?

What is hepatitis?

300

Define "bradycardia."

What is a slower than normal heart rate?

300

Which system controls body activities through hormones?

What is the endocrine system?

400

Which organ is primarily responsible for filtering blood?

What are the kidneys?

400

What is the name of a medication that lowers blood pressure?

What is an antihypertensive?

400

Name a common condition caused by excessive alcohol consumption that affects the liver.

What is cirrhosis?

400

What is the term for a medical procedure involving the removal of a body part?

What is an excision?

400

What is homeostasis?

What is the body's ability to maintain a stable internal environment?

500

What is the name of the heart's two upper chambers?

What are the atria?

500

What does "bioavailability" refer to?

What is the proportion of a drug that enters circulation when introduced to the body?

500

What type of pathology involves the study of tumors?

What is oncopathology?

500

What does "tachy-" refer to?

What does it mean, "fast" or "rapid"?

500

What process do cells use to produce energy from glucose?

What is cellular respiration?