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The History of Healthcare Terms-List 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The term that means "the act of watching" is?

a)

Observation

b)

Pasteurization

c)

Physiology

d)

Predators

2.

The term that means "the act of heating food for a period of time to destroy certain microorganisms" is?

a)

Observation

b)

Pasteurization

c)

Physiology

d)

Predators

3.

The term that means "the science of dealing with the function of living organisms" is?

a)

Pasteurization

b)

Physiology

c)

Predators

d)

Primitive

4.

The term that means "organisms or living beings that kill and destroy" is?

a)

Pasteurization

b)

Physiology

c)

Predators

d)

Primitive

5.

The term that means "ancient or prehistoric" is?

a)

Physiology

b)

Predators

c)

Primitive

d)

Psychiatry

6.

The term that means "the branch of medicine that diagnoses and treats mental disorders" is?

a)

Physiology

b)

Predators

c)

Primitive

d)

Psychiatry

7.

The term that means "the science of the mind or of mental states and processes" is?

a)

Primitive

b)

Psychiatry

c)

Psychology

d)

Quackery

8.

The term that means "the practice of pretending to cure diseases" is?

a)

Psychiatry

b)

Psychology

c)

Quackery

d)

Stethoscope

9.

The term that means "an instrument used to hear sound in the body (i.e. heartbeat) is?

a)

Psychology

b)

Quackery

c)

Stethoscope

d)

Superstitious

10.

The term that means "the belief in magic or chance" is?

a)

Quackery

b)

Stethoscope

c)

Superstitious

d)

Symptom

11.

The term that means "a sign or indication of something; for example-a rash on the body" is?

a)

Stethoscope

b)

Superstitious

c)

Symptom

d)

Telemedicine

12.

The term that means "the use of electronic communications to exchange medical information between a healthcare provider and a patient" is?

a)

Symptom

b)

Telemedicine

c)

Trephining

d)

Vaccine

13.

The term that means "the act of surgically removing sections of bone; for example-a section of the skull to exorcise demons" is?

a)

Telemedicine

b)

Trephining

c)

Vaccine

d)

Western medicine

14.

The term that means "the injection of a weakened bacteria or virus into a person to protect against disease" is?

a)

Telemedicine

b)

Trephining

c)

Vaccine

d)

Western medicine

15.

The term that means "the most common form of medical care in the United States, which uses medication and surgery to treat the signs and symptoms of illness" is?

a)

Telemedicine

b)

Trephining

c)

Vaccine

d)

Western medicine