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WorksheetsChapter 1 Healthcare Systems
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The first vaccine developed was for polio.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Louis Pasteur developed a rabies vaccine.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to study and practice medicine in the US.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The American Red Cross is a government agency.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
PPOs and HMOs are both examples of private insurance.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Psychoanalysis is a method of treating mental and physical disorders.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
The Hippocratic Oath is a promise of professional behavior made by doctors at the beginning of their careers.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Genomic medicine studies and identifies a person's DNA sequences.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
__________ are credited with discovering DNA.
a)
Marie Curie
b)
Watson, Crick, and Wilkins
c)
Clara Barton and Alexander Fleming
d)
None of the above
10.
Which of the following is NOT a type of healthcare facility?
a)
Rehabilitation Facility
b)
Emergency Department
c)
Urgent Care Clinic
d)
Yoga Studio
11.
Which of the following health insurance plans is available in the United States?
a)
Medicare
b)
Medicaid
c)
Military Health System
d)
All of the above
12.
What are pathogens?
a)
harmless microorganisms
b)
vaccinations
c)
disease-producing organisms
d)
hand washing antiseptics
13.
Many exciting inventions were made during the Renaissance, including the __________.
a)
forceps
b)
surgical needle
c)
microscope
d)
scalpel
14.
Developments such as the telegraph and railroad lines during the _____________ enabled people to quickly and easily share ideas.
a)
Middle Ages
b)
Dark Ages
c)
Renaissance
d)
Industrial Revolution
15.
Edward Jenner successfully vaccinated people for ______ using fluid from cowpox blisters, a symptom of a similar disease.
a)
cholera
b)
chicken pox
c)
smallpox
d)
rabies
16.
_________ is the father of antiseptic surgery.
a)
Joseph Lister
b)
Louis Pasteur
c)
James Watson
d)
Alexander Fleming
17.
___________ is a program jointly-funded by state and federal taxes that provides medical aid for low-income individuals of all ages.
a)
Medicare
b)
TRICARE
c)
Medicaid
d)
HMO
18.
FDA stands for Federal Drug Administration.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
The bubonic plague can cause septicemia, pneumonic plague, and enlargement of the ________ nodes.
a)
digestive
b)
lymph
c)
respiratory
d)
integumentary
20.
In addition to cutting hair, barbers in the Dark and Middle Ages also performed which function?
a)
facials
b)
massages
c)
surgery
d)
cooking
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