What do our bodies need from the air we breathe?

Health Trivia / January 10, 2025

Oxygen. Oxygen from the air is used to power the cells in the body after being delivered to them through the blood.

What food group is milk in?

Health Trivia / January 09, 2025

Dairy. In 2007, the U.S. dairy herd produced about 185 billion pounds of milk.

Alveoli are found in which body organ?

Health Trivia / January 09, 2025

Lungs. About one liter of air always remains in the lungs.

If you have a tumor in your adrenal gland what is the medical term for it?

Health Trivia / January 08, 2025

Conn's Syndrome. The adrenal glands are triangular in shape and are located atop the kidneys.

With complete bed rest, studies show a muscle might lose what percentage of its strength per day?

Health Trivia / January 08, 2025

1-3%. Loss of muscle strength is known as atrophy of the muscles.

Who devised a simple test to determine the health of newborns?

Health Trivia / January 07, 2025

Virginia Apgar. In 1949 Virginia Apgar became the first woman professor at Columbia's School of Physicians and Surgeons.