Statistics for Medical Terminology Starting with S

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Bone that is compressed during CPR	Sternum	86%
Bones of the head are collectively called	Skull	73%
Curvature of the Spine	Scoliosis	72%
"Backbone"	Spine	64%
Male reproductive cells	Sperm	61%
Infection caused by eating raw or undercooked meat	Salmonella	58%
Relating to the system of bones	Skeletal	57%
Hollow muscular organ of the gastrointestinal tract	Stomach	57%
Type of medication that relaxes patients	Sedative	54%
Painful skin rash caused by activated chicken pox virus	Shingles	52%
Whites of the Eyes	Sclera	42%
Nasal passageways	Sinuses	42%
It holds humans together	Skin	41%
Triangular bone of lower back region	Sacrum	40%
Inflammation of the above	Sinusitis	40%
Ring of muscle that guards and closes openings	Sphincter	37%
Normal value is 135-145 MEq/L	Sodium	35%
Abnormal electric activity in the brain	Seizure	32%
Soft and connective tissue cancers	Sarcoma	31%
A component of blood	Serum	30%
State of the body when there is low blood perfusion	Shock	24%
Under the tongue	Sublingual	24%
Muscles of the neck that turn the head	Sternocleidomastoid	23%
Enzyme containing fluid that breaks down starches	Saliva	22%
One section of the large intestine	Sigmoid	20%
A test using sound waves	Sonogram	19%