HELA Quiz review

How long before Henrietta told her friends that something didn't feel right?

• Over a year
• 5 Months
• 2 weeks
• 5 days

Based on her medical chart, how could someone describe Henrietta's feelings about doctors?

• distrusting
• depressed
• delighted
• disheartened

Why did Henrietta end up living with her grandfather during her youth?

• Her father didn't have the patience to raise children
• Both of her parents passed away
• Her mom was lazy
• Her dog died

What were the two medical terms that the doctors used to describe Elsie’s condition?

• Epilepsy, psychoneurosis
• Canceruos, dangerous
• Contagious, Cancerous
• simple, touched

What were the two terms terms that Henrietta's friends and family used to describe Elsie’s condition?

• Simple, touched
• Discusting, weird
• Canceruos, dangerous
• Epilepsy, psychoneurosis

Where did the name HeLa come from?

• Using first 2 letters of the patient’s first and last name
• The last name of a patient
• The first name of a patient
• The family made the name

How are different types of cancer categorized?

• Invasive vs noninvasive
• Size of the cells
• How deadly it is
• Genetic

Who is Richard Wesley Telinde?

• Doctor who took Henrietta’s cervical tissue
• Henrietta’s cousin
• Journalist who reported on the situation
• Henrietta’s father

Who is Richard Wesley Telinde?

• Doctor who took Henrietta’s cervical tissue
• Henrietta’s cousin
• Henrietta’s father
• Journalist who reported on the situation

What was George Gey’s job at Johns Hopkins?

• Head of tissue culture research
• Head of cervical cancer research
• News reporter
• Labratory technician