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HTR MEDICAL HISTORY

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who began public and sanitation systems?

a)

chinese

b)

egyptians

c)

romans

d)

galen

2.

Earliest people known to maintain accurate health records..

a)

chinese

b)

egyptians

c)

Hippocrates

d)

romans

3.

What event happened at the beginning of the Dark Ages the stopped the study of medicine?

a)

The Great Flood

b)

the fall of the Roman Empire

c)

war of 1812

d)

Battle of the Bulge

4.

Renewed interest in medicine, invention of printing press and acceptance of body dissection occurred during the:

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Dark Ages

c)

Renaissance

d)

20th Century

5.

The ancient Greeks used which therapies:

a)

Prayer and ceremonies

b)

massage and art therapy

c)

psychology and counseling

d)

acupuncture and bloodletting

6.

Ancient Greeks believed disease was by:

a)

natural causes

b)

the gods

c)

voodoo

d)

evil deeds

7.

What disease occurred during the Middle ages the kill 75% of population of Europe and Asia?

a)

Yellow Fever

b)

Bubonic plague

c)

Diabetes

d)

polio

8.

If you have a headache in primitive times and the witch doctor preformed a trephining, what would you be left with?

a)

Rocks in your head

b)

looking like one of your parents

c)

a hole in your head

d)

asking questions

9.

Learning from the Greeks, what did the Romans develop to help prevent disease?

a)

printing press

b)

Apothecaries

c)

Vaccines

d)

Sanitation system

10.

The primitive times witch doctor would treat your illness with what?

a)

Good nutrition

b)

herbs and plants

c)

a vaccine

d)

healing stones

11.

Antibiotics were first discovered/developed in which century?

a)

17th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

20th

12.

What changes were made in the 20th century due to physicians' understanding that microorganisms causes disease?

a)

Pharmacies

b)

Infection Control

c)

Organ Transplants

d)

Gene therapy

13.

Insulin, created in the 20th century, treats which disease?

a)

infection

b)

diabetes

c)

pneumonia

d)

smallpox

14.

Which diagnostic instrument confirmed diseases were caused by microorganisms and not angry gods?

a)

x-rays

b)

bifocals

c)

microscope

d)

stethoscope

15.

When did women began taking an active role in providing health care?

a)

16th century

b)

17th century

c)

18th century

d)

19th century

16.

What did the government pass in the 20th century that assures everyone has access to quality health care?

a)

Freedom of Information Act

b)

Hospice Act of 1990

c)

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

d)

Medicare and Medicaid Act

17.

What new medical device was invented in the 20th century?

a)

Microscope

b)

x-ray machine

c)

kidney dialysis machine

d)

stethoscope

18.

Why was the printing press of the Renaissance important to health care?

a)

Monks did not have to copy books and their health improved

b)

It created a need for worker's compensation due to injuries by workers using the press

c)

It allowed for medical information to be shared more easily

d)

It allowed laws to be published that protected the practice of health care

19.

If something happened in 1654, which century did it happen?

a)

15th

b)

16th

c)

17th

d)

18th

20.

The symbol > means:

a)

higher than

b)

lower than

c)

less than

d)

greater than

21.

ECG and EKG are both medical abbreviations for:

a)

electroencephalogram

b)

exam for kidney granules

c)

electrocardiogram

d)

chest x-ray

22.

The abbreviation L means:

a)

laboratory

b)

legal

c)

length

d)

liter

23.

Who is the Greek father of Medicine?

a)

Anon Van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Hippocrates

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Florence Nightingale

24.

Who was the Inventor of the Microscope?

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Clara Barton

e)

None of the Answers are Correct

25.

Who was the first person to use Carbonic Acid to Kill Germs and Prevent Infection???

a)

Edwin Jenner

b)

Joseph Lister

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Wilhelm Roentgen

e)

None of the Answers are Correct.

26.

Who was the Father of Microbiology ?

a)

Joseph Lister

b)

Rene Laennec

c)

Clara Barton

d)

Edwin Jenner

e)

Louis Pasteur

27.

Who Discovered the Double Helix of DNA ?

a)

Sir Alexander Fleming

b)

Francis Crick and James Watson

c)

Wilhelm Roentgen

d)

Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin

28.

Who Discovered Penicillin ???

a)

Clara Barton

b)

Rene Laennec

c)

Florence Nightingale

d)

Sigmund Freud

e)

Sir Alexander Flemming

29.

Who discovered the X-Ray or X-Rays ?

a)

Edwin Jenner

b)

Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Joseph Lister

e)

Wilhelm Roentgen

30.

Who formed the American Red Cross ??

a)

Florence Nightingale

b)

Edwin Jenner

c)

Clara Barton

d)

Wilhelm Roentgen

31.

Who founded Modern Nursing?

a)

Rene Laennec

b)

Clara Barton

c)

Florence Nightingale

d)

Sigmund Freud

32.

Who created the First Vaccine for Small Pox ??

a)

Rene Laennec

b)

Edwin Jenner

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

None of the Answers are Correct

33.

What does the suffix 'ectomy' mean?

a)

Removal

b)

Operation

c)

Incision

d)

addition

34.

What does the prefix 'Endo' mean?

a)

Around

b)

Ending

c)

Within

d)

open