Medicine Trivia Quiz
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Medicine Trivia Quiz
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1. Also known as an exoskeleton, what is the 'O' term for a device applied externally that is used to modify the structural and functional characteristics of the skeletal and/or neuromuscular systems?

2. What is the medical term for a sideways curvature of the spine which most commonly occurs in young adults during a growth spurt?

3. What system in the human body is responsible for the release of hormones? Major glands in this system include the thyroid and adrenal glands.

4. With a student body of fewer than 300, the smallest school at Harvard University awards DMD degrees to students in what specialty of medicine?

5. What is the common name for the most frequently prescribed prescription drug in the United States?

6. The five categories in which Nobel Prizes are awarded are Peace, Chemistry, Literature, Physiology/Medicine, and what? Note that the Noble Memorial Prize in Economics does not count because it is technically a different reward.

7. The medical prefix 'brachi' refers to what part of the body?

8. It is likely that the first of these animals was the 'Stellar' variety in which the male has a pronounced mane and is a fairly aggressive carnivore. This likely led to the misnomer for the creature. What is the name of these pinnipeds long foreflippers, the ability to walk on all fours, and a big chest and belly? They range from subarctic to tropical waters in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

9. What condition treated by Otolaryngologists is characterized by repetitive episodes of shallow or paused breathing during sleep, despite the effort to breathe, and is usually associated with a reduction in blood oxygen saturation?

10. What's the most likely bodily reaction to occur if your diaphragm goes into spasms?

11. Canities subita, a condition where a person's hair appears to 'turn white overnight,' is more commonly referred to as a syndrome that's named after which French queen whose locks were rumored to have lost their hue the night before she was beheaded?

12. Subarachnoid hemorrhage - bleeding into the space around the brain - is often caused by a ruptured aneurysm of one of the brain's blood vessels. Patients with this condition often complain of 'the worst headache of my life,' which is also described by what meteorological term (something more commonly heard in the spring and summer)?

13. A mucocele is a benign, mucus-containing cystic lesion often found in what part of the body?

14. In 1899 Felix Hoffman, a German chemist at the drug company Bayer, successfully modified Salicylic Acid, a compound found in willow bark, to produce what drug?

15. 'Insipidus' is one form of a metabolic disorder that, in its more common presentation, causes increased thirst, excessive urination, and 'sugary' urine that allowed for physicians of yore to make the diagnosis by, well, taking a swig. What is the general term (one word) used to describe this group of disorders?

16. A contusion is a fancy name for what? The word comes from Old English for 'to crush.'

17. Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine mainly used to treat allergies often branded under what 'B' name by Johnson & Johnson?

18. What 2000s medical TV show was set in New Jersey and included frequent allusions to the titular protagonist's similarities to Sherlock Holmes?

19. Which 'M' term would be used to describe inflamed, infected mammary glands in an animal?

20. What 'T' disease is described as follows? Genetic disorder with increased prevalence among Ashkenazi Jews where harmful quantities of fatty gangliosides accumulate in the brain.

21. The Westerdam cruise ship was turned away from ports in 5 countries before a southeast Asian country opened its port for the 2,257 passengers on Valentine's Day 2020. Only after disembarkations began did one of the passengers test positively for coronavirus (COVID-19), stirring fears of a spreading disease in what country?

22. In 1712, in Lyon, France, one of the earliest schools for training veterinarians was founded by French surgeon ______ Bourgelat. Fill in the blank, also the first name of the painter of 'The Waterlily Pond.'

23. A revealing look at millennia-old gender stereotypes, and also a peek at medical etymology, tells us that the word 'hysteria' comes from the Greek word 'hystera' which translates into what English word?

24. The itchy skin condition tinea pedis is better known by what two-word phrase? This condition can occur regardless of a person's fitness level.

25. What health-related word evolved from a Middle English term describing the venom of a snake which came from a Latin word meaning 'slimy liquid or poison?'