MAPS Medical Game Night Trivia

What is the medical term for high blood pressure?

What African American medical pioneer founded blood banks?

Who was the first Black female physician in the U.S.?

What part of the brain controls balance and coordination?

Who was the first African American president of the American Medical Association?

Humerus is an example of a long bone

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams is famous for performing one of the first successful surgeries on what organ?

What is the primary function of the liver?

Pancreas is responsible for filtering waste from the blood in your body

Who developed the concept of using surgical gloves?

What is the smallest bone in the human body?

Who was the first African American to earn a medical degree in the U.S.?

The lungs are the largest organ in the human body

Term for an irregular heart beat

sternum = child and/or foot combination form

Tooth enamel is the hardest substance in the human body

arthrodesis = deficiency of blood flow

There are 5 chambers in the human heart

How long does it take for food to pass through the digestive system?

Who was the first Black woman to become a neurosurgeon in the U.S.?

ventricul/o

What does the acronym MRI stand for?

What vitamin deficiency causes scurvy?

The first artificial heart transplant was performed in:

arthroscopy = joint examination

What does DNA stand for?

phleb/o and ven/ mean veins

Which vitamin is produced when the skin is exposed to sunlight?

How many bones are in the adult human body?

burs/o = sac

Term for lateral curve of the spine

What is the term for a surgical removal of a clot?

The vessel that brings blood to the left atrium:

What is the medical term for poor muscle development?

osteoarthritis = surgical breaking of a bone

Pulmonary artery is the vessel that brings blood to the left atrium

The medical term for a heart attack

clot = thorac/o

The surgical removal of fatty substance

What is the name of the muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity?

Another name for the larynx is the voice box

Abnormal quivering of heart muscle fibers is:

Arteries are an example of a long bone

Who invented the laser cataract surgery procedure?

What part of the eye controls how much light enters?

What is the main function of hemoglobin?

The Femur is the longest bone in the human body

Dr. Joycelyn Elders was the first Black woman to serve in what role?

Which type of blood cell is responsible for fighting infections?

arthrodesis = surgical fusion of a joint