diseases

Question 1

winter depression

Answer 1

Caused by lack of UV rays and vitamin D

Question 2

1st degree burn

Answer 2

Part of the epidermis is burning (like a sunburn)

Question 3

2nd degree burn

Answer 3

Most of epidermis is burnt (like a blister)

Question 4

3rd degree burn

Answer 4

All of epidermis is burned (need a skin graft)

Question 5

warts

Answer 5

A raised bump on the skin
Caused by a virus

Question 6

acne

Answer 6

Hair follicle blocked oil glands
Kids have very thin hair therefore they do not get acne
Adults do not get acne because the skin expand

Question 7

athlete’s foot

Answer 7

Caused by a fungus
rash/ itchy bumps on foot

Question 8

Basal cell carcinoma

Answer 8

The stratum basal is cancerous and grows down, looking like a divot

Question 9

squamous carcinoma

Answer 9

The stratum basal is cancerous and grows upwards, looking like a bump

Question 10

Malignant melanoma

Answer 10

Melanocytes are cancerous, growing in all directions
Signs of this include moles/ freckles that are asymmetrical, have odd shaped borders, color change, or diameter

Question 11

skin ulcer

Answer 11

Also known as a bedsore
Looks like a hole in the skin and is caused by a pinched blood vessel

Question 12

shingles

Answer 12

Caused by the chickenpox virus coming out the second time

Question 13

impetigo

Answer 13

Itchy gums caused by bacteria

Question 14

psoriasis

Answer 14

Dry scaly skin
Caused by white blood cells

Question 15

vitiligo

Answer 15

Cause is unknown
White spots formed from melanocytes no longer working

Question 16

acute arthritis

Answer 16

Caused by bacteria
Feel bones hitting each other

Question 17

osteoarthritis

Answer 17

Old people arthritis
Cartilage wears down

Question 18

rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 18

White blood cells attack the cartilage

Question 19

gouty arthritis

Answer 19

Caused by eating food high in nucleic acid (pig, crab, etc.)
Body dumps nucleic acid in a joint

Question 20

osteoporosis

Answer 20

Osteoclasts still work but osteoblasts slow down

Question 21

Bone spurs

Answer 21

Abnormal bone growth
Caused by compression (like tight shoes)

Question 22

Osgood Schlatter

Answer 22

A bump on the knee caused by tendon wrapping around epiphysis

Question 23

Myasthenia gravis

Answer 23

When the white blood cells take apart the protein receptors
Muscles don’t contract

Question 24

muscular dystrophy

Answer 24

Muscle develops holes
Muscle contracts and relaxes by itself and slowly gets worse

Question 25

meningitis

Answer 25

Myelin sheath breaks down Tingly feeling

Question 26

ALS

Answer 26

Motor neurons shrivel up and die

Question 27

Parkinson's

Answer 27

Body slows down making dopamine Causes no pleasure

Question 28

Hydrocephalus

Answer 28

Cerebrospinal fluid cannot drain off the brain

Question 29

colorblind

Answer 29

When you are missing a cone in your eye

Question 30

glaucoma

Answer 30

When the vitreous humor cannot drain out of the eye and the eye pressure is so intense that the retina can pop off, causing blindness

Question 31

myopia

Answer 31

Near sighted Can see close but not far away

Question 32

hyperopia

Answer 32

Far sighted Can see far but not close

Question 33

astigmatism

Answer 33

Eyeball is football shaped

Question 34

cavity

Answer 34

Bacterial infection of the tooth

Question 35

pancreatitis

Answer 35

When enzymes take apart the tube from pancreas to small intestine

Question 36

gallstones

Answer 36

When bile gets too concentrated and turns solid

Question 37

Crohn's disease

Answer 37

Inflammation of the small intestine Caused by bacteria in water

Question 38

ulcerative colitis

Answer 38

Inflammation of the large intestine

Question 39

type 1 diabetes

Answer 39

Shows up early in life Caused by bad pancreas that does not make enough insulin

Question 40

type 2 diabetes

Answer 40

Shows up later in life Caused by being overweight

Question 41

gestational diabetes

Answer 41

Happens to pregnant women

Question 42

Heartburn

Answer 42

Pain in the chest caused by stomach acid going past the Cardiosophageal sphincter

Question 43

Appendicitis

Answer 43

Bacterial infection of the appendix

Question 44

Anemia

Answer 44

Blood cannot carry enough oxygen

Question 45

Polycythemia

Answer 45

Too many red blood cells Caused by high altitude and bone marrow cancer

Question 46

thrombocytopenia

Answer 46

Too few platelets Caused by an overactive spleen

Question 47

Leukemia

Answer 47

Too many white blood cells, but they are being made so fast they don’t know what to do Caused by bone marrow cancer

Question 48

varicose veins

Answer 48

Valve breaks and fills with blood

Question 49

coronary heart disease

Answer 49

Blocking of coronary arteries

Question 50

hypotension

Answer 50

Low blood pressure

Question 51

hypertension

Answer 51

High blood pressure