Question 1

Match the individuals with their roles in medical history.

-introduced ether as an anesthetic

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Which of the following artists created anatomic drawings representing the skeletal,muscular,nervous,and vascular systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Michelangelo 
B)  Rembrandt 
C)  Monet 
D)  da Vinci 
A)  Michelangelo 
B)  Rembrandt 
C)  Monet 
D)  da Vinci

Question 3

MATCHING
Match the individuals with their roles in medical history.

-discovered insulin

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a way to reduce infection?

Accepted Answer

A)  handwashing 
B)  washing instruments 
C)  asepsis 
D)  anesthesia 
A)  handwashing 
B)  washing instruments 
C)  asepsis 
D)  anesthesia

Question 5

Match the individuals with their roles in medical history.

-performed first human heart transplant

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which of the following medical pioneers discovered the method of vaccination against smallpox?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Koch 
B)  Charles Best 
C)  Louis Pasteur 
D)  Edward Jenner 
A)  Robert Koch 
B)  Charles Best 
C)  Louis Pasteur 
D)  Edward Jenner

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the pagan attitude toward illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abandon someone thought to be ill due to disfavor with the gods 
B)  Excuse sick persons from daily activities 
C)  Touch the sick to give healing 
D)  Encourage suicide for the elderly 
A)  Abandon someone thought to be ill due to disfavor with the gods 
B)  Excuse sick persons from daily activities 
C)  Touch the sick to give healing 
D)  Encourage suicide for the elderly

Question 8

Mrs.Smith has seen the family physician for her arthritis.As she is leaving,you ask her whether she has everything and understands her instructions.She replies,"Well,I understand the doctor gave me these prescriptions,but I think I will try my homeopathic remedies and the acupuncturist before filling these." What do you think the best reply would be?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mrs. Smith, while I understand you have other ideas, I think you should do what the physician said if you want to get well. 
B)  Mrs. Smith, it is not a good idea to practice medicine on your own, especially after you asked the doctor what to do. 
C)  Before you leave, please discuss this plan with the doctor so that she can work with you on this. 
D)  I do not think that would hurt you, and I know you have reasons for doing that first. 
A)  Mrs. Smith, while I understand you have other ideas, I think you should do what the physician said if you want to get well. 
B)  Mrs. Smith, it is not a good idea to practice medicine on your own, especially after you asked the doctor what to do. 
C)  Before you leave, please discuss this plan with the doctor so that she can work with you on this. 
D)  I do not think that would hurt you, and I know you have reasons for doing that first.

Question 9

Which group of people focused heavily on the use of herbs in early medicine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans 
B)  Egyptians 
C)  Christians 
D)  Chinese 
A)  Native Americans 
B)  Egyptians 
C)  Christians 
D)  Chinese

Question 10

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Hippocratic oath established guidelines for physicians' practice of medicine. 
B)  Hippocrates was Greek. 
C)  Most physicians swear to this oath today. 
D)  Hippocrates' writings contributed much to today's medical culture. 
A)  The Hippocratic oath established guidelines for physicians' practice of medicine. 
B)  Hippocrates was Greek. 
C)  Most physicians swear to this oath today. 
D)  Hippocrates' writings contributed much to today's medical culture.

Question 11

Many ancient healers practiced certain types of what modern-day practices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pilates and yoga 
B)  Yoga and meditation 
C)  Pilates and meditation 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Pilates and yoga 
B)  Yoga and meditation 
C)  Pilates and meditation 
D)  None of the above

Question 12

Match the dates with their roles in medical history.

-The first human heart-lung bypass machine is used on a human.

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 best defines allopathic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Treating disease with remedies that produce effects different from those caused by the disease itself 
B)  Treating disease with remedies that produce fewer but similar effects to those caused by the disease 
C)  Treating the whole body 
D)  Treating disease with manipulation 
A)  Treating disease with remedies that produce effects different from those caused by the disease itself 
B)  Treating disease with remedies that produce fewer but similar effects to those caused by the disease 
C)  Treating the whole body 
D)  Treating disease with manipulation

Question 14

Which of the following statements regarding cancer is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chronic irritation is considered a primary cause of cancer. 
B)  Cancers contain stem cells that destroy other cancer cells. 
C)  Chemotherapy drugs are matched to the specific genetic code of an individual. 
D)  Cancer is often removed through surgery. 
A)  Chronic irritation is considered a primary cause of cancer. 
B)  Cancers contain stem cells that destroy other cancer cells. 
C)  Chemotherapy drugs are matched to the specific genetic code of an individual. 
D)  Cancer is often removed through surgery.

Question 15

Which of the following statements about medical education is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Christian monks held great control over medicine. 
B)  Islam moved to preserve classical learning in medicine. 
C)  Medical education was established in universities in the ninth century. 
D)  Physicians were required to become licensed as early as the seventeenth century. 
A)  Christian monks held great control over medicine. 
B)  Islam moved to preserve classical learning in medicine. 
C)  Medical education was established in universities in the ninth century. 
D)  Physicians were required to become licensed as early as the seventeenth century.

Question 16

Which of the following was not included in medicine's early history of "specialists" in the healing arts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shaman 
B)  Medicine man 
C)  Midwife 
D)  Healing priest 
A)  Shaman 
B)  Medicine man 
C)  Midwife 
D)  Healing priest

Question 17

Match the individuals with their roles in medical history.

-founder of modern nursing

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Which of the following occurred after it was proven that bacteria caused certain diseases?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vaccination was encouraged. 
B)  Greater care was taken to prevent transmission. 
C)  There was no further need for bacterial cultures. 
D)  Herbs were abandoned in treating disease. 
A)  Vaccination was encouraged. 
B)  Greater care was taken to prevent transmission. 
C)  There was no further need for bacterial cultures. 
D)  Herbs were abandoned in treating disease.

Question 19

The new type of bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  (MSR
A)  Methicillin Streptococcus- resistant Aureus 
B)  (MRS
A)  Methicillin-resistant Streptococcus Aureus 
C)  (MRS
A)  Methamphetamine-resistant Streptococcus Aureus 
D)  (MRS
A)  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus 
A)  (MSR
A)  Methicillin Streptococcus- resistant Aureus 
B)  (MRS
A)  Methicillin-resistant Streptococcus Aureus 
C)  (MRS
A)  Methamphetamine-resistant Streptococcus Aureus 
D)  (MRS
A)  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

Question 20

Which of the following did the ancient Chinese cultures examine and carefully monitor because they believed the characteristics were important in medical treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Respirations 
B)  Pulse 
C)  Temperature 
D)  Blood pressure 
A)  Respirations 
B)  Pulse 
C)  Temperature 
D)  Blood pressure

Exam 3: History of Medicine

Match the individuals with their roles in medical history. -introduced ether as an anesthetic

Which of the following artists created anatomic drawings representing the skeletal,muscular,nervous,and vascular systems?

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

Which of the following is NOT a way to reduce infection?

Match the individuals with their roles in medical history. -performed first human heart transplant

Which of the following medical pioneers discovered the method of vaccination against smallpox?

Which of the following best describes the pagan attitude toward illness?

Which group of people focused heavily on the use of herbs in early medicine?

Which of the following statements is false?

Many ancient healers practiced certain types of what modern-day practices?

Match the dates with their roles in medical history. -The first human heart-lung bypass machine is used on a human.

Which of the following best defines allopathic?

Which of the following statements regarding cancer is incorrect?

Which of the following statements about medical education is false?

Which of the following was not included in medicine's early history of "specialists" in the healing arts?

Match the individuals with their roles in medical history. -founder of modern nursing

Which of the following occurred after it was proven that bacteria caused certain diseases?

The new type of bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics is known as which of the following?

Which of the following did the ancient Chinese cultures examine and carefully monitor because they believed the characteristics were important in medical treatment?

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