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Health Science Foundations Ch1 Test Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What THREE incurable diseases that killed millions of people during the Dark and Middle Ages.

a)

Asthma

b)

Smallpox

c)

Tuberculosis (TB)

d)

Diabetes

e)

Syphilis

2.

What is the Hippocratic Oath?

a)

The practice of medical examinations and concepts of diagnoses

b)

A promise of professional behavior made by doctors beginning their careers; promises ethical and honest practice of the medical profession

c)

Health Insurance coverage through the state-based American Health Benefit Exchange

d)

A promise to commit unethical and dishonest medical practices within the medical profession

3.

In what way did the Greek aqueducts improve the quality of life and prevent disease?

a)

The aqueducts brought clean water into the cities and sewers carried away the waste thus improving the sanitation within the cities.

b)

The aqueducts encouraged professional behavior within the medical community

c)

The aqueducts encouraged hand washing within the city limits

d)

The aqueducts brought in contaminated water and removed fresh water from the cities

4.

Which medical concepts did the ancient Egyptians introduce to the world?

a)

The concept of Professional behavior and Ethics

b)

The practice of acupuncture

c)

The concept of using aqueducts and sewers within city limits

d)

The practice of medical exams and the concepts of diagnosis and prognosis during treatment

5.

Which medical practice did the ancient Chinese invent that is still in use today?

a)

Epidemics

b)

Quarantine

c)

Acupuncture

d)

Antibiotics

6.

Who is considered the Father of Antiseptic Surgery?

a)

Florence Nightingale

b)

Joseph Lister

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Alexander Fleming

7.

Which of the following describe Florence Nightingale's contributions to healthcare? (Select ALL that apply)

a)

Demonstrated the critical role of nurses

b)

Felt that disease was caused by an unclean environment so she insisted that bed linens be changed frequently, rooms be ventilated and walls and floors scrubbed regularly.

c)

Discovered Radium

d)

Discovered a mold that secreted an antibacterial solution later known as penicillin

e)

Laid the foundation for professional nursing / nursing schools

8.

What did Alexander Fleming discover?

a)

Radium

b)

Pathogens

c)

DNA

d)

Penicillin

9.

Why was the discovery of insulin so important to healthcare?

a)

Insulin is a part of the poor sanitation issue, and discovering it allowed changes to occur for the better

b)

Insulin is used to guarantee health insurance availability to each person, without it we would not know who needs insurance

c)

Insulin is used to regulate levels of glucose in the blood - it allows us to manage the symptoms of diabetes

d)

Insulin is used to regulate levels of blood in the heart - it allows us to manage the amount of blood that flows through the body

10.

What facility would a person go to after a serious car accident? (Select ALL that apply)

a)

Urgent Care

b)

Emergency Department / Emergency Room

c)

Independent Living Facility

d)

Dentist Office

e)

Trauma Center

11.

Where would you go if you needed a routine blood test?

a)

Trauma Center

b)

Free standing laboratory facility

c)

Dentist Office

d)

Urgent Care

12.

What facility would be appropriate for a terminally ill person with no hope of recovery?

a)

Kidney Dialysis Center

b)

Hospice Facility

c)

Rehabilitation Center

d)

Mental Health Facility

13.

Where would you go if your kidney's failed?

a)

Kidney Dialysis Center

b)

Surgical Center

c)

Urgent Care Center

d)

Mental Health Facility

14.

The first vaccine developed was for small pox

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Louis Pasteur developed a rabies vaccine.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Florence Nightingale was the first woman to study and practice medicine in the US?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The American Red Cross is a government run agency.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

PPOs and HMOs are both examples of private insurance.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Psychoanalysis is a method of treating mental disorders.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The caduceus and the staff of Aesculapius both feature two snakes wrapped around a staff.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The Hippocratic Oath is a promise of professional behavior made by doctors at the beginning of their careers.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Genomic medicine studies and identifies a person's DNA sequences.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

FDA stands for the Food and Drug Administration

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Which three people are credited with the discovery of DNA ?

a)

James Watson

b)

Clara Barton

c)

Francis Crick

d)

Madam Marie Curie

e)

Maurice Wilkins

25.

Which of the following is NOT a type of healthcare facility?

a)

Rehabilitation Facility

b)

Urgent Care Clinic

c)

Yoga Studio

d)

Emergency Department

26.

What are pathogens?

a)

Hand Washing Antiseptics

b)

Disease-producing Organisms

c)

Vaccinations

d)

Harmless microorganisms

27.

What is hospice care?

a)

A facility that rehabilitates addicts

b)

A facility that cares for the dying

c)

A long term care facility

d)

A physical therapy facility

28.

Many exciting inventions were made during the Renaissance, including the _______________.

a)

Forceps

b)

Surgical needle

c)

Scalpel

d)

Microscope

29.

Developments such a telegraph and railroad lines during the _______ enabled people to quickly and easily share ideas.

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

Renaissance

c)

Dark Ages

d)

Middle Ages

30.

Edward Jenner successfully vaccinated people for _____ using fluid from cowpox blisters, a symptom of a similar disease.

a)

Cholera

b)

Smallpox

c)

Chicken pox

d)

Rabies

31.

Medicare is a program jointly funded by the state and federal taxes that provides medical aid for low income individuals of all ages.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

What important invention did Antoine van Leeuwenhoek develop?

a)

Antibiotics

b)

Single-lens microscopes

c)

Scalpels

d)

Telephones

33.

A(n) ______ is a drug that slows the growth of or destroys bacteria; it is used to treat infections; it is NOT effective towards viruses

a)

Soda pop

b)

Cocaine

c)

Antibiotic

d)

Acetaminophen

34.

During the Dark Ages, millions of people were killed by __________ of the plague and other diseases for which there were no cures.

a)

Anesthesia

b)

Epidemics

c)

Antibiotics

d)

Hospice

35.

To maintain coverage under an insurance policy, the insured person pays a(n) _________________________ to the insurance company that issued the coverage.

a)

Copay

b)

Deductible

c)

Co-insurance

d)

Premium

36.

A person under _________ has been isolated because he or she was exposed to an infectious or contagious disease.

a)

Anesthesia

b)

Managed Care

c)

Quarantine

d)

Medical Care

37.

The amount of money an insured person must pay annually for covered healthcare services before the health insurance plan begins to pay for those services is called the _______________________.

a)

Premium

b)

Co-pay

c)

Deductible

d)

Co-insurance

38.

A single, 23-year old woman is employed part time, makes approximately $9,500 per year, and has two children ages 2 and 4 - what type of insurance coverage is she MOST likely to have?

a)

Medicare

b)

Medicaid

c)

HMO/PPO

d)

Tricare

e)

Workers Compensation

39.

A 70-year old retiree is currently living on Social Security and her company pension - what type of insurance coverage is she MOST likely to have?

a)

Medicare

b)

Medicaid

c)

HMO/PPO

d)

Tricare

e)

Workers Compensation

40.

A 32-year old woman worked in a chemical laboratory until an accident in which a chemical compound caused an explosion that blinded her. She is no longer able to work - what type of insurance coverage is she MOST likely to have?

a)

Medicare

b)

Medicaid

c)

HMO/PPO

d)

Tricare

e)

Workers Compensation

41.

The practice of acupuncture was developed.

a)

In Ancient China

b)

In Ancient Greece

c)

In Ancient Rome

d)

In Ancient Egypt

42.

Scientists began using the scientific method during the:

a)

Renaissance

b)

Dark and Middle Ages

c)

Twentieth Century

d)

Ancient China

43.

Healers in this culture used herbs and natural pain relievers in the practice of medicine.

a)

Chinese

b)

Romans

c)

Native Americans

d)

Egyptians

44.

The pulse was first examined as an indicator of the severity of a disease during which era?

a)

Ancient Greece

b)

Ancient China

c)

Ancient Rome

d)

Ancient Egypt

45.

Cataract surgery was first performed by the

a)

Ancient Chinese

b)

Romans

c)

Ancient Egyptians

d)

Greeks