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WorksheetsHTR MEDICAL HISTORY
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 46mins
Who began public and sanitation systems?
chinese
egyptians
romans
galen
Earliest people known to maintain accurate health records..
chinese
egyptians
Hippocrates
romans
What event happened at the beginning of the Dark Ages the stopped the study of medicine?
The Great Flood
the fall of the Roman Empire
war of 1812
Battle of the Bulge
Renewed interest in medicine, invention of printing press and acceptance of body dissection occurred during the:
Middle Ages
Dark Ages
Renaissance
20th Century
The ancient Greeks used which therapies:
Prayer and ceremonies
massage and art therapy
psychology and counseling
acupuncture and bloodletting
Ancient Greeks believed disease was by:
natural causes
the gods
voodoo
evil deeds
What disease occurred during the Middle ages the kill 75% of population of Europe and Asia?
Yellow Fever
Bubonic plague
Diabetes
polio
If you have a headache in primitive times and the witch doctor preformed a trephining, what would you be left with?
Rocks in your head
looking like one of your parents
a hole in your head
asking questions
Learning from the Greeks, what did the Romans develop to help prevent disease?
printing press
Apothecaries
Vaccines
Sanitation system
The primitive times witch doctor would treat your illness with what?
Good nutrition
herbs and plants
a vaccine
healing stones
Antibiotics were first discovered/developed in which century?
17th
18th
19th
20th
What changes were made in the 20th century due to physicians' understanding that microorganisms causes disease?
Pharmacies
Infection Control
Organ Transplants
Gene therapy
Insulin, created in the 20th century, treats which disease?
infection
diabetes
pneumonia
smallpox
Which diagnostic instrument confirmed diseases were caused by microorganisms and not angry gods?
x-rays
bifocals
microscope
stethoscope
When did women began taking an active role in providing health care?
16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
What did the government pass in the 20th century that assures everyone has access to quality health care?
Freedom of Information Act
Hospice Act of 1990
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
Medicare and Medicaid Act
What new medical device was invented in the 20th century?
Microscope
x-ray machine
kidney dialysis machine
stethoscope
Why was the printing press of the Renaissance important to health care?
Monks did not have to copy books and their health improved
It created a need for worker's compensation due to injuries by workers using the press
It allowed for medical information to be shared more easily
It allowed laws to be published that protected the practice of health care
If something happened in 1654, which century did it happen?
15th
16th
17th
18th
The symbol > means:
higher than
lower than
less than
greater than
ECG and EKG are both medical abbreviations for:
electroencephalogram
exam for kidney granules
electrocardiogram
chest x-ray
The abbreviation L means:
laboratory
legal
length
liter
Who is the Greek father of Medicine?
Anon Van Leeuwenhoek
Hippocrates
Benjamin Franklin
Florence Nightingale
Who was the Inventor of the Microscope?
Hippocrates
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Benjamin Franklin
Clara Barton
None of the Answers are Correct
Who was the first person to use Carbonic Acid to Kill Germs and Prevent Infection???
Edwin Jenner
Joseph Lister
Benjamin Franklin
Wilhelm Roentgen
None of the Answers are Correct.
Who was the Father of Microbiology ?
Joseph Lister
Rene Laennec
Clara Barton
Edwin Jenner
Louis Pasteur
Who Discovered the Double Helix of DNA ?
Sir Alexander Fleming
Francis Crick and James Watson
Wilhelm Roentgen
Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin
Who Discovered Penicillin ???
Clara Barton
Rene Laennec
Florence Nightingale
Sigmund Freud
Sir Alexander Flemming
Who discovered the X-Ray or X-Rays ?
Edwin Jenner
Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin
Sigmund Freud
Joseph Lister
Wilhelm Roentgen
Who formed the American Red Cross ??
Florence Nightingale
Edwin Jenner
Clara Barton
Wilhelm Roentgen
Who founded Modern Nursing?
Rene Laennec
Clara Barton
Florence Nightingale
Sigmund Freud
Who created the First Vaccine for Small Pox ??
Rene Laennec
Edwin Jenner
Louis Pasteur
None of the Answers are Correct
What does the suffix 'ectomy' mean?
Removal
Operation
Incision
addition
What does the prefix 'Endo' mean?
Around
Ending
Within
open
