Health
/ArcaMax
What is the leading infectious cause of death among children under five according to the World Health Organization?
Pneumonia. Pneumonia accounted for 15% of all under-five deaths and killed 920,000 children in 2015.
What nerve tissue transmits light signals from your eye lens to the brain?
Retina. Light striking the retina triggers nerve impulses.
Which medical abbreviation describes coronary heart disease?
CHD. Coronary heart disease is caused by atherosclerosis, the buildup of fatty material in the arteries.
What term describes sound waves?
Doppler. "Doppler" comes from Austrian physicist Christian Doppler.
What is another name for the voice box?
Larynx. The larynx is located at the level of the C3-C6 vertebrae.
John Langdon-Down, who first identified Down's Syndrome, was a physician from which country?
United Kingdom. Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal disorder that causes mental retardation.
What does the word yoga mean?
Union. Yoga is a word from Sanskrit, which is a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
Fear of doctors is known as what?
Iatrophobia. Iatrophobia is considered one of the social phobias.
What is not a medical symptom of anorexia nervosa?
Parotid Gland Enlargement. Anorexia nervosa primarily affects adolescent females but approximately 10% of people diagnosed are male.
How many digestive glands are in the stomach?
35 Million. Food is digested in the stomach in a period of 40 minute to a few hours.
What would you call the treatment of disease, usually cancer, by chemical agents?
Chemotherapy. Chemotherapy works by killing cells, such as cancer cells bone marrow and hair follicles, that divide quickly.
What does "subcutaneous" mean?
Under The Skin. Subcutaneous emphysema refers to a rare condition where air is trapped beneath the skin; it feels like Rice Crispies to the touch.
In medical terms, what does the suffix "-pexy" mean?
To Fix. Nephropexy is the surgical fixation of a kidney.
Aerobic exercise increases what?
Heart Rate. Aerobic Endurance is the body's ability to exercise whole muscle groups over an extended period of time at moderate intensity, utilizing aerobic energy.
How much of a person's body weight is water?
55 Percent-65 Percent. Water accounts for 55%-65% of our body weight, and must be replenished constantly because our bodies cannot store it.
How many different food consumption systems are there in the Weight Watcher's Diet system?
Two. In 2008, consumers spent over $4 billion on Weight Watchers branded products and services.
What is the second-leading cause of death globally, and was responsible for 8.8 million deaths in 2015?
Cancer. The number of new cancer cases is expected to rise by about 70% over the next two decades according to the World Health Organization.
What are the body's smallest blood vessels called?
Capillaries. The walls of capillaries are made of just a single layer.
What is another name for vitamin C?
Ascorbic Acid. Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin.
Which is considered a normal body temperature for humans?
98.6 F. A humans body temperature is lowest during sleep.