Hospitals are a confusing maze
of specialist departments. Do you know which function or body part each
specialism relates to? Test your medical expertise here...
1. In which part of the
body does a chiropractor specialise?
Nervous
system Lymphatic
system Heart Skeletal
structure
2. Orthopaedics is the
branch of medicine concerned with childhood illnesses: true or false?
True False
3. What therapy is based on
restoring health by the manipulation of the skeleton and muscles?
Rhinology Osteopathy Dermatology Pathology
4. A geriatrician
specialises in treating…?
Mental
illness Amputees Male
OAPs Male
and female OAPs
5. Chiropody and podiatry
are both branches of medicine that deal with the foot: true or false?
True False
6. Somebody might need to
visit an obstetrician if they…?
Are
pregnant Have
broken a bone Can't
see well Have
a foot problem
7. Which of the following
is spelt correctly?
Ophthalmology Opthamolagy Opthamology Opthomalogy
8. Nephrology is the
science that deals with which part of the body?
Spleen Liver Lungs Kidneys
9. What might the
Otolaryngology department also be called in a hospital?
Ears,
Nose & Throat Children's
Ward Casualty Physiotherapy
10. Which
hospital department deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of
tumors?