What is whole blood minus the cells called?
Plasma Click to see the answer
Pullman loaf' is an alternative name for a what?
Sandwich loaf
What does the T stand for in DVT?
Thrombosis
How is the antiseptic trichlorophenol better known?
TCP
What type of headache is also known as a vascular headache?
Migraine
What causes athlete's foot?
Fungus
What is the best source of Omega 3?
Oily Fish Click to see the answer
How is the Herpes Zoster virus more commonly known?
Shingles
What did Robert Koch discover the cause of?
TB
Which part of the body is measured on the Cephalic index?
Head
Lithium is used to treat which of the following?
Manic-Depressive Disorder
Which of the following is not a medicinal use of garlic?
Treatment Of Peptic Ulcers
Which organs are failing when you need to have dialysis?
Kidneys
Sutures are also known as what?
Stitches
The I in BMI stands for what?
Index
Foods high in saturated fats tend to raise?
Blood Cholesterol Click to see the answer
What is massaged during reflexology?
The Feet
If you're suffering from 'horripilation', what have you got?
Goosebumps
Dermatitis is an inflammation of what part of the body?
Skin
The Seventh-day Adventist Church advise what type of diet?
Vegetarian
Where, in a woman, would you find the pisadorm bone?
Wrist
What is lowered by a Beta Blocker?
Blood pressure
The hormone insulin is produced by what organ in the body?
Pancreas
What is another name for the voice box?
Larynx
What medical term means 'within the body'?
Internal
Which drink is butterscotch schnapps and Baileys?
Camel Hump
What is the addictive chemical in cigarettes?
Nicotine
What is halitosis?
Bad Breath Click to see the answer
Which of these ailments is NOT caused by a micro-organism?
Pins and needles
Which part of the body can be affected by pyorrhoea?
Gums
Which activity exercises every muscle in the body?
Swimming
Emil Behring developed a serum to treat what?
Diptheria
Where on the body would you find the femur bone?
Leg
Too much of which of the following is bad for your health?
Salt
What is trichology the study of?
Hair and scalp
What is the human body's biggest organ?
Skin
In which medical field did Marie Stopes become a pioneer?
Birth control
The act of relaxing by clearing your mind is?
Meditation
Where in the human body would you find the cochlea?
The inner ear
You get energy from which food group?
Carbohydrates
What is the better known name of the disease variola?
Smallpox
Confectioners' sugar' is an alternative name for what?
Icing sugar
What should you apply immediately to a deep cut?
Pressure Click to see the answer
If you're suffering from 'alogia', what can't you do?
Speak
What do you lack if you suffer from microtia?
Ears
Synovitis affects which part of the body?
Joints
The coccyx is also known as what?
The Tail Bone
Which is not a contagious illness?
Migraine Headache
The gland which controls your metabolism is called what?
Thyroid
Which of these is an unleavened bread from India?
Chapati
Your gallbladder sits above which vital organ?
Liver
What is the most unhealthy way of cooking?
Deep Frying
Which term means pertaining to pregnancy?
Gestational
What are white blood cells responsible for?
Defending Against Infection
Where would you find your lunula?
Hand
Which of these is primarily known as a carrier of disease?
Mosquito
Which of the following is a condition that affects the eyes?
Myopia
Which of these is another name for the skull?
Cranium
Methacrylate resin is used to make which prosthetic device?
Eyes
Dyspepsia is another name for which common disorder?
Indigestion
The main symptom of tonsillitis is a sore what?
Throat Click to see the answer
What does a dermatologist specialise in?
Skin
If you suffer from 'limosis', what do you want to do a lot?
Eat
Which part of the body is most sensitive to radiation?
Blood
Bossche bol' is a pastry that is also known by what name?
Chocoladebol
What are people suffering from Celiac disease allergic to?
Wheat
Girl scout cookies' are another name for what?
Thin mints
Where in the body will you find erythrocytes?
Blood
Which disease is transmitted by the mosquito?
Malaria
Morbilli' is another name for which condition?
Measles
What is a 'placebo'?
A Treatment With No Effect
Flat dumbbell press?
Pectorals
With which branch of medicine is Mesmer associated?
Hypnotism
The most common injury in a car accident is what?
Whiplash
What kind of medical condition continues for a long time?
Chronic
What feature is oversized in a Macrotous person?
Ears
What is the common name for a thrombosis?
Blood Clot
What is 'serborric dermatitis'?
Dandruff
Which part of the body is affected by chorea?
Nervous system
What is the most common mental illness?
Depression
Vertical ridges in the nails are indicative of what?
Aging
What does an opthalmologist specialise in?
Eyes
Which body organ are hepatocyte cells from?
Liver
What name is given to unconscious grinding of the teeth?
Bruxism
What is it called when someone has low blood pressure?
Hypotension
What does 'BMI' stand for?
Body Mass Index
The art of head massage is called what?
Champissage
Which food is high in cholesterol?
Egg Yolks
Which part of the body is affected by astigmatism?
Eyes
Which plant is renowned for its health properties?
Aloe Vera
What is the study of the structure of the body?
Anatomy
What is the most flexible muscle in the body?
Tongue
Which of these fruits is largest?
Watermelon
Which vitamin comes from the sun?
D
What does fiber from food help your body do?
Helps Promote Regular Digestion
What are the body's smallest blood vessels called?
Capillaries
How is Hansen's Disease more commonly known?
Leprosy
Cardiology deals with diseases of which organ?
Heart Click to see the answer
Which term refers to the presence of or requirement for oxygen?
Aerobic
Those who are short sighted will benefit from what when reading?
Glasses
How many pairs of chromosomes are found in the normal human cell?
23 Pairs
Definitions: if you've had a 'rhytidectomy', what have you had removed?
Wrinkles
Salix alba produces which drug?
Aspirin
A spinal anesthesia is also known as what?
Epidural Click to see the answer
In medicine, how is 'bursitis' also known?
Tennis elbow
What type of drug promotes blood clotting?
Hemostatic
Which B9 vitamin should be taken by those wanting to get pregnant?
Folic Acid
Where are carpal bones found?
Wrist
What does an analgesic relieve?
Pain
What muscles do barbell bent rows work?
Back muscles
A hematologist is a doctor who specialises in the study of what?
Blood
What is 'syncope' the medical term for?
Fainting
What is the 'Patella'?
A Bone In Your Knee Click to see the answer
How is the disease rubella otherwise known?
German measles
In medicine, which part of the body is affected by 'fallen arches'?
Feet
Diabetes is a disease that stops people digesting which substance properly?
Sugar
Which body system keeps us standing upright?
Skeletal
American William Morton was the first to use ether as an anaesthetic. What was his job?
Dentist
Which of these is a childhood disease?
Mumps
What muscles do cable crossovers work?
Pectorals
Bush bread' is also referred to also what?
Seedcakes
Which of these is commonly called rabies?
Hydrophobia
When something foreign is placed in the body, how would you refer to it?
Implanted
Which part of the body is affected by the condition 'pityriasis rosea'?
Skin
Variola is more commonly called what?
Smallpox Click to see the answer
What muscles do deadlifts work?
Back muscles
Which part of the body does colitis affect?
Digestive system
Which of these breads is traditionally sculpted to resemble an ear of wheat?
Fougasse
Hypermetropic people are...
Long Sighted
Pate chinois' is other name for which pie?
Chinese pie
Nephrology is the study of which organ?
Kidney
Which muscles do you work when you do sit-ups?
Abs
In which branch of medicine were Carl Rogers and Max Wertheimer prominent 20th century figures?
Psychology
The natural depletion of what is responsible for outward signs of aging?
Collagen
The Dukan diet is a low carb, high what diet?
Protein
Where is your popliteal fossa?
Knee
Pickwickian Syndrome is a condition affecting which bodily function?
Breathing
The word 'herpes' comes from the Greek 'herpein' meaning what?
To creep
Which vitamin is the most widely used in anti aging treatments?
E
The bestselling book Diet for a Small Planet was written by who?
Frances M. Lappe Click to see the answer
A short, oblong bread severed before or with meals is known as a what?
Roll
Pertussis is another name for which illness?
Whooping cough
What is the flexible flap that can cover the larynx or the oesophagus called?
Epiglottis
Which is the most common blood group?
O
Which part of the body is affected by carpal tunnel syndrome?
Hand
Which diet is much favored by celebrities such as Victoria Beckham?
Alkaline Diet
If you were suffering from 'prunella', what part of you would be hurting?
Throat
Scurvy can be caused by a lack of what?
Vitamin C
In medicine, how is a 'cerebrovascular accident' more commonly known?
Stroke
Which of these products was found to carry the swine flu virus in the outbreak of 2009?
None of them
The name of which medical condition comes from two Greek words meaning 'without' and 'blood'?
Anemia
Zebra cake' is another name for which cake?
Icebox cake
If you suffered from tinnitus, what would you be afflicted with?
Ringing in the ears
What causes an iatrogenic illness?
Bad Doctors
Which dessert takes its name from the French word for 'froth' or 'foam'?
Mousse
Which household pet is often responsible for passing on the respiratory disease psittacosis to humans?
Parrot
What is the normal human body temperature in degrees Celsius?
37
The need to do things a certain way or a set number of times is known as what?
OCD Click to see the answer
Those suffering from diabetes have to take extra special care of their what?
Feet
Which of these surgical 'niceties' was introduced in the 1880s?
Sterilising instruments
During digestion, into what do all carbohydrates other than fiber break down?
Sugar
Who invented fingerprint classification?
Francis Galton
If plaque is allowed to build up on teeth, it can become mineralized and form tartar known as what?
Calculus
Who does the condition 'endometriosis' affect?
Women
Pyrosis is another name for which condition?
Heartburn
Roti tissue' is also known by what name?
Roti helikopter
Black moon' is an alternative name for what?
Whoopie pie
Levain' is also known as what?
Sourdough starter
What muscles do crunches work?
Abs
In human biology, which disease is diagnosed using the McDonald criteria?
Multiple Sclerosis
Which of these is another term for a stroke?
Cerebral apoplexy
Chapati bread originates from which country?
India
What is an Isihara test used to determine?
Colour blindness
Cirrhosis is a disease affecting which organ?
Liver
When was the link between smoking and lung cancer discovered?
1950s
What is the meaning of the prefix 'chiro-' as in chiropractor and chiropodist?
Hand
What do you call a doctor who specializes in treating the heart?
Cardiologist
Dr Spock was famous in which medical field?
Child care
Who was the world's first sex-change patient?
Christine 'George' Jorgensen
In humans, what are the male gametes called?
Sperm
Which part of the body is affected by otitis?
Ear
Matrimonial cake' is another name for what?
Date squares
What is an alternative term for a uterus?
Womb
An examination of the chest and its contents by X-ray is commonly known as what?
Chest X-Ray
Your life force is called what in traditional Chinese medicine?
Qi
A CAT scan produces cross-sectional images of your body, but what does the A stand for?
Axial
What type of tissue makes up the vocal chords?
Cartilage Click to see the answer
Zwieback is a leavened bread that originates from which country?
Germany
African coffee cake' is another name for which pastry?
Monkey bread
Which part of the body can be affected by pneumonia?
Lungs
Which seeds flavour the chickpea dip, houmous?
Sesame
In which city was the world's first blood bank opened in 1940?
New York
Which of these is a bowl shaped thin pancake made in South India?
Appam Click to see the answer
Which of these DO NOT effectively block sunshine?
Light, open-weave fabric
Which part of the body would be affected by a cutaneous disease?
Skin
Dinkelbrot is a type of yeasted bread from which country?
Germany
Edward Jenner developed a vaccine to contain which disease?
Smallpox
Hydrophobia is another name for which disease?
Rabies
Khale' is another name for which type of bread?
Challah
Which of these organs does a healthy person have two of?
Kidney
The average heart beats how many times per minute?
72
If you had podobromhydrosis what would you have?
Smelly Feet Click to see the answer
Which cancer is the most common one found in UK men?
Prostate cancer
Karvarma is a national dish of which European country?
Bulgaria
What would the term PRN mean to a nurse or doctor?
Take As Needed
Ohio Lemon pie' is an alternative name for what?
Shaker lemon pie
Which of these ailments is NOT caused by a virus?
Salmonella
Mitral stenosis is a condition affecting which organ?
Heart
Which doctor first discovered blood groups in 1910?
Karl Landsteiner
Which of these is commonly known as short-sightedness?
Myopia
What is the term for a birth that occurs in water?
Water Birth
Gingivitis is a disease affecting which part of the body?
Gums
What German scientist is known as the Father of Radiology?
Wilhelm Roentgen
Spot the correct name for a childhood disease? ?
Whooping Cough Click to see the answer
What would be happening if you suffered from canitis?
Going Grey
What is the smallest muscle in the human body?
Erector Pili Muscle
Which of these breads is traditionally shaped like a frustum?
Pandoro
Quinsy is the inflammation of which body organ due to abcess?
Tonsils
What microorganism causes the development of Lyme's disease?
Borrelia Burgdorferi
Housemaid's knee is another name for which condition?
Bursitis
In terms of health, if you are a PWA, what do you have?
AIDS
Which organ of the body can be affected by Bright's disease?
Kidneys
Which deadly disease is carried by the mosquito?
Malaria
Put these food groups in order for a healthy diet.
Fruit and veg
The natural hallucinogen psilocybin is found in what?
Mushrooms
Which part of the body does the prefix 'cardio-' refer to?
Heart
In which way do sufferers of 'trichotillomania' self-harm?
Pull their hair out
The most common antibiotic in the world is what?
Penicillin
Which muscles do you work when you do pelvic lifts?
Glutes Click to see the answer
As well as tuna, which fish is used in Salade Niçoise?
Anchovies
Hungarian wedding cake' is also known as what?
Chimney cake
For which of these conditions might you be prescribed Aspirin?
Angina
Which muscle fibres are used mostly with the Lunges exercise?
Thighs and glutes
The lack of which vitamin can cause rickets in children?
D
What name is given to the science of fermentation?
Zymurgy
Which of these is a dense bread with a white top surface?
Dampfnudel
Pick's disease affects which part of the body?
The brain
Which part of the body is affected by Meniere's disease?
Ears
If you suffer from 'diplopia', what do you see?
Two of everything
What is the common name for the complaint 'bursitis'?
Housemaid's Knee
What is the medical term for a reshaping of the ear?
Otoplasty
Which light sensitive membrane lines the inner eye?
Retina
What does the South Beach Diet base its index on?
Glycemic
Deficiency of which vitamin can cause beriberi?
B
What level of cholesterol should be desirable?
Less Than 200 Mg/Dl
If you had rubella, what would yo have caught?
German Measles
Which part of the body would be affected by myalgia?
Muscles