6th Grade Chapter 2 Healthcare Systems Review

This government agency WHO is sponsored by the United Nations. What does the acronym WHO stand for?

• World Hospital Organization
• World Health Organization
• Western Health Organization

____________was credited with the discovery of penicillin in 1928.

• Louis Pasteur
• Robert Hooke
• Alexander Fleming
• Edward Jenner

_________experiments became the basis for modern microbiology.

• Louis Pasteur
• Louis Pasture
• Alexander Fleming
• Alexander Flemming

The medical insignia is called a _________

• caduseus
• caduceis
• caduceus

The code of ethics is known as_____________

• medical insignia
• Aesculapius oath
• Hippocratic Oath
• Rhazes Oath

The father of Western medicine is

• Rhazes
• Asclepius
• Hippocrates
• Galen

The medical insignia called the caduceus originated from the symbol of a

• donkey
• elephant
• leech
• snake

A special form of care for clients who have a terminal illness is called

• home health
• rehabilitation
• hospice
• hospitable

Which of the following agencies is responsible for monitoring and preventing the outbreak of disease?

• WHO
• FDA
• CDC
• NIH

Which of the following agencies ensures the safety and usefulness of medications?

• FDA
• CDC
• WHO
• DHHS