Question 1

Match the dates with their roles in medical history.

-The first baby is born from in vitro fertilization.

Accepted Answer

A) 2007 
B) 1978 
C) 1953 
D) 1990-2000 
A) 2007 
B) 1978 
C) 1953 
D) 1990-2000 B

Question 2

Your office has a male and a female physician.A new patient calls to schedule an appointment and you book him with the female physician.The patient says he wants to see the male physician,but he is totally booked for the week and then goes on vacation for 2 weeks.Which action would be most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Have the patient call back in 3 weeks. 
B)  Tell the patient of the many male patients who see the female physician and her education and qualifications and ask him to reconsider. 
C)  Explain that both physicians have patients of both sexes, and he will just have to see her. 
D)  Tell the patient that it is the policy of the office to assign patients as they call, and he will just have to have the assigned physician. 
A)  Have the patient call back in 3 weeks. 
B)  Tell the patient of the many male patients who see the female physician and her education and qualifications and ask him to reconsider. 
C)  Explain that both physicians have patients of both sexes, and he will just have to see her. 
D)  Tell the patient that it is the policy of the office to assign patients as they call, and he will just have to have the assigned physician. B

Question 3

In which of the following diseases does the virus multiply in the intestine and invade the nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cancer 
B)  HIV 
C)  Paralytic poliomyelitis 
D)  AIDS 
A)  Cancer 
B)  HIV 
C)  Paralytic poliomyelitis 
D)  AIDS C

Question 4

Match the individuals with their roles in medical history.

-discovered penicillin

Accepted Answer

A) Fleming 
B) Morton 
C) Barnard 
D) Lillehei 
A) Fleming 
B) Morton 
C) Barnard 
D) Lillehei

Question 5

MATCHING
Match the individuals with their roles in medical history.

-invented the stethoscope

Accepted Answer

A) Banting and Best 
B) Roentgen 
C) Laennec 
D) Lister 
A) Banting and Best 
B) Roentgen 
C) Laennec 
D) Lister

Question 6

Which of these discoveries or inventions was not made in the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stethoscope 
B)  Cancer cells 
C)  Penicillin 
D)  Insulin 
A)  Stethoscope 
B)  Cancer cells 
C)  Penicillin 
D)  Insulin

Question 7

Which is the earliest century in which women were accepted as medical doctors in Western culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eighteenth 
B)  Fifteenth 
C)  Nineteenth 
D)  Sixteenth 
A)  Eighteenth 
B)  Fifteenth 
C)  Nineteenth 
D)  Sixteenth

Question 8

Which of the following was practiced in early medicine because it was seen as an ingredient to chase away evil spirits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Magic 
B)  Science 
C)  Prayer 
D)  Sacrifice 
A)  Magic 
B)  Science 
C)  Prayer 
D)  Sacrifice

Question 9

In earlier times,what influence did culture have on medicine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Less than in modern times 
B)  More than in modern times 
C)  An important one 
D)  None at all 
A)  Less than in modern times 
B)  More than in modern times 
C)  An important one 
D)  None at all

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT an example of advances in the growth of medicine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Magnetic resonance imaging 
B)  Exploratory surgery 
C)  Non-invasive ultrasound 
D)  Laser eye surgery 
E)  Volume computed tomography 
A)  Magnetic resonance imaging 
B)  Exploratory surgery 
C)  Non-invasive ultrasound 
D)  Laser eye surgery 
E)  Volume computed tomography

Question 11

Match the individuals with their roles in medical history.

-first female physician in the United States

Accepted Answer

A) Nightingale 
B) Blackwell 
C) Barton 
D) Anderson 
A) Nightingale 
B) Blackwell 
C) Barton 
D) Anderson

Question 12

Match the dates with their roles in medical history.

-Human genome map is created by team of scientists.

Accepted Answer

A) 2007 
B) 1978 
C) 1953 
D) 1990-2000 
A) 2007 
B) 1978 
C) 1953 
D) 1990-2000

Question 13

Which of the following statements regarding music therapy is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  It increases apathy in people with dementia. 
B)  It provides pain relief. 
C)  It relieves treatment-related distress in individuals with cancer. 
D)  Specifically chosen music during acupuncture enhances this type of practice. 
A)  It increases apathy in people with dementia. 
B)  It provides pain relief. 
C)  It relieves treatment-related distress in individuals with cancer. 
D)  Specifically chosen music during acupuncture enhances this type of practice.

Question 14

Match the individuals with their roles in medical history.

-started the American Red Cross

Accepted Answer

A) Nightingale 
B) Blackwell 
C) Barton 
D) Anderson 
A) Nightingale 
B) Blackwell 
C) Barton 
D) Anderson

Question 15

Match the individuals with their roles in medical history.

-performed first successful open heart surgery

Accepted Answer

A) Fleming 
B) Morton 
C) Barnard 
D) Lillehei 
A) Fleming 
B) Morton 
C) Barnard 
D) Lillehei

Question 16

Match the dates with their roles in medical history.

-Diabetics using stem-cell therapy stop taking insulin.

Accepted Answer

A) 2007 
B) 1978 
C) 1953 
D) 1990-2000 
A) 2007 
B) 1978 
C) 1953 
D) 1990-2000

Question 17

Which of the following is believed to have a valid place in allopathic medicine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Herbs 
B)  Religion 
C)  Acupuncture 
D)  Moxibustion 
A)  Herbs 
B)  Religion 
C)  Acupuncture 
D)  Moxibustion

Question 18

Match the individuals with their roles in medical history.

-first female physician in Great Britain

Accepted Answer

A) Nightingale 
B) Blackwell 
C) Barton 
D) Anderson 
A) Nightingale 
B) Blackwell 
C) Barton 
D) Anderson

Question 19

MATCHING
Match the individuals with their roles in medical history.

-laid the groundwork on asepsis

Accepted Answer

A) Banting and Best 
B) Roentgen 
C) Laennec 
D) Lister 
A) Banting and Best 
B) Roentgen 
C) Laennec 
D) Lister

Question 20

MATCHING
Match the individuals with their roles in medical history.

-discovered x-rays

Accepted Answer

A) Banting and Best 
B) Roentgen 
C) Laennec 
D) Lister 
A) Banting and Best 
B) Roentgen 
C) Laennec 
D) Lister

Exam 3: History of Medicine

Match the dates with their roles in medical history. -The first baby is born from in vitro fertilization.

In which of the following diseases does the virus multiply in the intestine and invade the nervous system?

Match the individuals with their roles in medical history. -discovered penicillin

MATCHING Match the individuals with their roles in medical history. -invented the stethoscope

Which of these discoveries or inventions was not made in the twentieth century?

Which is the earliest century in which women were accepted as medical doctors in Western culture?

Which of the following was practiced in early medicine because it was seen as an ingredient to chase away evil spirits?

In earlier times,what influence did culture have on medicine?

Which of the following is NOT an example of advances in the growth of medicine?

Match the individuals with their roles in medical history. -first female physician in the United States

Match the dates with their roles in medical history. -Human genome map is created by team of scientists.

Which of the following statements regarding music therapy is incorrect?

Match the individuals with their roles in medical history. -started the American Red Cross

Match the individuals with their roles in medical history. -performed first successful open heart surgery

Match the dates with their roles in medical history. -Diabetics using stem-cell therapy stop taking insulin.

Which of the following is believed to have a valid place in allopathic medicine?

Match the individuals with their roles in medical history. -first female physician in Great Britain

MATCHING Match the individuals with their roles in medical history. -laid the groundwork on asepsis

MATCHING Match the individuals with their roles in medical history. -discovered x-rays

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