Statistics for Medicine and Anatomy by Letter - C

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
DNA is divided into 23 pairs of these, the last pair being XX or XY	Chromosome	96%
A doctor who is specialized in the heart and circulatory system	Cardiologist	95%
The largest part of the large intestine, shares its name with punctuation	Colon	90%
A group of diseases that are all characterized by uncontrolled multiplication of cells	Cancer	88%
Anti-cancer treatment that is injected into the veins and can cause hair to fall out	Chemotherapy	88%
The transparent covering of the front part of the eye, important for refracting light	Cornea	88%
Any condition that is long-lasting and cannot be cured, like asthma or diabetes	{Chronic} condition	83%
The smallest blood vessels, where the most exchange of oxygen and nutrients takes place	Capillaries	82%
A rubbery tissue that covers the ends of bones and gives shape to the ear and nose	Cartilage	82%
The lower part of the uterus, the body part that is examined with a Pap smear	Cervix	82%
The lowest part of the spine and an evolutional remnant of the tail, also called tailbone	Coccyx	76%
The most commonly fractured bone, and the only long bone to lie horizontally	Collarbone	71%
Light-sensitive cells in the eye, along with rods, that allow you to see colour	Cones	71%
Area of the brain behind the brainstem that coordinates movements	Cerebellum	69%
Deadly bacterial infection that causes watery diarrhoea and is spread through unsafe water	Cholera	69%
Caused by a reaction to gluten, causes the immune system to damage the small intestine	{Coeliac} disease	69%
Eight small bones that make up the wrist	{Carpal} bones	67%
'Stress hormone' that is often used as medication and then called hydrocortisone	Cortisol	67%
An artery that supplies blood to the heart itself	{Coronary} artery	63%
Arteries that can be found in the neck and that supply the head and brain with blood	{Carotid} arteries	59%
Bodily fluid that surrounds and cushions the brain and spinal cord	{Cerebrospinal} fluid	54%
The heelbone, the largest bone of the foot	Calcaneus	34%