Medical Terminology

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. This word nephron refers to the major working tissues of which organ in the human body? pancreas parathyroid gland gall bladder kidney

2. What is the Apgar Score concerned with? Spinal Cord Injuries Amount of active virus particles per deciliter of blood in AIDS patients Drug and Alcohol Screening Newborn infants

3. What is the more common name of the genetic disorder Trisomy 21? Down Syndrome Huntington's Chorea Klinefelter's Syndrome Adrenal Leukodystrophy

4. We've all heard the term E. coli before. What does the E stand for? Escherichia Enterobacter Emeritus Engeroidea

5. Conjunctivitis is better known as what common infection? Sinus Infection Cold Sore Ear Infection Pink Eye

6. What, in medical "lingo", is an MVA? Motor Vehicle Accident Measurement of Viable Airway Multiple Volumetric Assessment Muscular-Vascular Assessments

7. Here's another acronym question: What is a CVA? Cerebro-vascular Accident Combined Vertical Assay Cervical Vertebral Artery Coronary Ventricular Adduction

8. What is a hemorrhage? An overproduction of mucus A bursting forth of blood A severe injury Another word for vomiting

9. What kind of condition is Dracunculosis? Infection by a parasitic worm The belief that one suffers from Vampirism A form of Amoebic Dysentery An enlargement of Dracunk's Gland due to excessive intake of certain Fatty Acids

10. And now the last question. Let's make this an easy one. What is another name for Acetylsalicylic Acid? Prozac Vitamin C Aspirin Viagra