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Health Unit 1:1- History of Healthcare

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When were the primitive times?

a)

6000-5000 B.C.

b)

5000-4000 B.C.

c)

4000-3000 B.C.

2.

During the Primitive Times, they believed that illnesses and diseases were caused by what?

a)

germs

b)

supernatural spirits and demons

c)

witches

3.

Tribal witch doctors treated illnesses and ceremonies to what?

a)

drive out ghosts

b)

drive out evil spirits

c)

destroy the germs

4.

In Primitive Times what was used as medicines?

a)

animals

b)

water

c)

herbs and plants

5.

What medicines did they use in the Primitive times that are still used today?

a)

Antibiotics for pain; Omeprazole

b)

Metformin for pain ;Losartan for the heart

c)

Morphine for pain; Digitalis for the heart

6.

What is trephanaation?

a)

drilling a hole in the skull

b)

drilling a hole in the arm

c)

drilling a hole into the spine

7.

During the Primitive Times, they thought trephination was a way to do what?

a)

to treat germs that were trapped

b)

to treat insanity, epilepsy, and headaches

c)

to create a way for demons to escape

8.

What is trepanation used for?

a)

to treat germs that are trapped in the brains

b)

to treat insanity, epilepsy, and headaches

c)

to create a way to let demons escape

9.

What played a huge role in healthcare during the Primitive times?

a)

insanity

b)

religion

c)

germs

10.

During the Primitive Times, illnesses were thought to be what?

a)

a reminder to take care of yourself

b)

a spirit trapped inside of you

c)

a punishment from God

11.

People began to study the human body and make observations during which time?

a)

The Primitive Times (4000-3000 BC)

b)

The Ancient Egyptians (3000-300 BC)

c)

Ancient Chinese (1700 BC-220 AD)

12.

During the Primitive Times, religion did not allow what?

a)

treat insanity

b)

body dissection

c)

perform ceremonies

13.

When were the Ancient Egyptian times?

a)

3000-300 BC

b)

1700 BC-220 AD

c)

1200-200 BC

14.

During the Ancient Egyptian times, they could not read but they knew how to what?

a)

treat people pain

b)

maintain accurate medical records

c)

write good medical papers

15.

During Ancient Egyptian times, they called upon the Gods to what?

a)

heal them

b)

help them in death

c)

treat pain

16.

During the Ancient Egyptian times, they used what to treat disease?

a)

ancestors and ceremonies

b)

spirits and the rain

c)

magic and medicinal plants

17.

When was the Ancient Chinese times?

a)

4000-3000 BC

b)

3000-300 BC

c)

1700 BC- 220 AD

18.

During the Ancient Chinese times, they believed in treating the whole by what?

a)

cleansing the body of negative energies and germs

b)

ridding the body of the evild and good spirits

c)

curing the spirit and nourishing the body

19.

During the Ancient Chinese times, they used what to relieve pain and congestion.

a)

acupuncture

b)

herbs

c)

therapy

20.

During this time people started to search for medical reasons for illnesses

a)

Ancient Egyptian times

b)

Ancient Chinese times

c)

Ancient Greek times

21.

When were the Ancient Greek times?

a)

1700 BC-220 AD

b)

1200-200 BC

c)

3000-300 BC

22.

Ancient Greeks believed that illness was a result of what?

a)

Spirits

b)

Germs

c)

Natural causes

23.

What did the Ancient Greeks use to treat illnesses that is still used today?

a)

massage, art, and herbal therapy

b)

ceremonies and medicines

c)

physical and mental therapy

24.

What did the Ancient Greeks stress to prevent disease?

a)

exercise and good mental health

b)

germs and rest

c)

diet and cleanliness

25.

The Ancient Greeks began modern medical science by doing what?

a)

dissecting human bodies

b)

observing the human body and the effects of disease

c)

creating the first anatomy book

26.

What was Hippocrates?

a)

The Father of Cleanliness

b)

The Father of Psychology

c)

The Father of Medicine

27.

Who developed and organized a method to observe the human body, recorded signs and symptoms of many diseases, and created high standards of ethics

ethics?

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Rhazes

c)

Galen

28.

When were the Ancient Roman times?

a)

3000-300 BC

b)

753 BC-410 AD

c)

1200-200 BC

29.

Who began public health and sanitation systems like clean water carried to the cities, sewers built to carry waste materials away from the city, and filtering systems placed in public baths to prevent disease?

a)

Ancient Greeks

b)

Ancient Chinese

c)

Ancient Romans

30.

During the Ancient Roman times, what was used to treat disease?

a)

medications, herbs, and ceremonies

b)

cleanliness, therapy, and sleep

c)

diet, exercise, and medications

31.

What was the average lifespan of Ancient Romans?

a)

45-55 years

b)

25-35 years

c)

20-30 years

32.

Who was a physician that established many medical beliefs, described s/s of inflammation, studied infectious diseases, dissected animals and determined functions of muscles/kidney/bladder, and cared for injured soldiers and ill people in their homes.

a)

Claudius Galen

b)

Rhazes

c)

William Harvey

33.

When was the dark ages?

a)

1350-1650 AD

b)

800-1400 AD

c)

400-800 AD

34.

During which time were the fall of the Roman Empire and medical advancement halted and people returned to living in unsanitary conditions?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Dark Ages

35.

During the Dark Ages, what was used to treat illness and disease?

a)

herbs and ceremonies

b)

germs and cleanliness

c)

prayer and divine intervention

36.

During the dark ages, medications were mainly what?

a)

pills

b)

herbal mixtures

c)

exorcisms

37.

When were the Middle Ages?

a)

1350-1650 AD

b)

400-800 AD

c)

800-1400 AD

38.

During the Middle Ages, there was a renewed interest in what?

a)

medical practices

b)

herbal therapies

c)

witch ceremonies

39.

During the Middle Ages, Physicians recorded knowledge in what?

a)

spell books

b)

scribes

c)

handwritten books

40.

During the Middle Ages, a pandemic of what plague killed 3/4 of the population in Europe and Asia?

a)

septicemic

b)

bubonic

c)

pneumonic

41.

Major diseases were smallpox, diphtheria, tuberculosis, typhoid, and malaria were all apart of what?

a)

The Middle Ages

b)

The Dark Ages

c)

The Black Death

42.

Rhazes became known as what?

a)

Savior of Arabs

b)

Arab Hippocrates

c)

Father of diseases

43.

Who based diagnoses on observations of the signs and symptoms of the disease, developed the criteria for distinguishing between smallpox + measles, and also suggest that blood was the cause of many infectious diseases?

a)

Galen

b)

Hippocrates

c)

Rhazes

44.

During the Middle Ages, Arabs began requiring that physicians pass what?

a)

pass interviews to become physicians

b)

examinations and obtain licenses

c)

take tests to become physicians

45.

WHat was the average lifespan during the Middle ages?

a)

20-35 years

b)

20-30 years

c)

15-35 years

46.

During the Middle Ages, many children did not live into adulthood because of _______ that are eradicated today due to vaccines.

a)

spirits

b)

diseases

c)

germs

47.

When were the Renaissance times?

a)

400-800 AD

b)

800-1400 AD

c)

1350-1650 AD

48.

When was the rebirth of the science of medicine?

a)

Dark Ages

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Renaissance

49.

When did human dissection become allowed

a)

18th century

b)

16th century

c)

Renaissance

50.

During the Renaissance times, artists were able to do what?

a)

draw the skull accurately

b)

draw the illnesses accurately

c)

draw the body accurately

51.

When was the first anatomy book published?

a)

Renaissance times

b)

16-17th century

c)

18th century

52.

What was the average lifespan during the Renaissance times

a)

25-40 years

b)

30-40 years

c)

30-50 years

53.

The causes of disease were still unknown at this time.

a)

18th century

b)

16th & 17th century

c)

Renaissance

54.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the first what was completed

a)

abdominal surgery

b)

brain surgery

c)

blood transfusion

55.

During this time, apothecaries made, prescribed, and sold medications

a)

18th century

b)

Renaissance

c)

16th & 17th centuries

56.

What were the average lifespan during the 16th and 17th centuries

a)

30-40 years

b)

35-45 years

c)

25-40 years

57.

Who was a French surgeon known as the Father of Modern Surgery and promoted the use of artificial limbs during the 16th & 17th centuries?

a)

William Harvey

b)

Ambrose Pare

c)

Gabriel Fallopius

58.

Who identified the fallopian tubes in the females and described the tympanic membrane in the ear during the 16th & 17th centuries?

a)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

b)

William Harvey

c)

Gabriel Fallopius

59.

Who described the circulation of blood to and from the heart during the 16th & 17th centuries?

a)

William Harvey

b)

Bartolomeo Eustachio

c)

Edward Jenner

60.

Who invented the microscope during the 16th & 17th centuries?

a)

Rhazes

b)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

William Harvey

61.

Who identified the eustachian tube leading from the ear to the throat during the 16th & 17th centuries?

a)

Edward Jenner

b)

William Harvey

c)

Bartolomeo Eustachio

62.

Who created the first mercury thermometer during the 18th century?

a)

Joseph Priestly

b)

Gabriel Fahrenheit

c)

Edward Jenner

63.

Who developed a vaccination for smallpox during the 18th century?

a)

Edward Jenner

b)

Joseph Priestly

c)

John Hunter

64.

Who discovered the element of oxygen during the 18th century?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

John Hunter

c)

Joseph Priestly

65.

Who was an English surgeon that established scientific surgical procedures and introduced tube feeding during the 18th century?

a)

Joseph Priestly

b)

John Hunter

c)

Benjamin Franklin

66.

Who invented bifocals for glasses during the 18t century?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Edward Jenner

c)

John Hunter

67.

Formal education for nurses began in this century.

a)

16th & 17th centuries

b)

18th century

c)

19th century

68.

Who introduced aspirin in powdered form in 1899?

a)

Galen

b)

Bayer

c)

Rhazes

69.

Bacteria causing gonorrhea and leprosy were discovered and identified when?

a)

16th & 17th centuries

b)

18th century

c)

19th century

70.

What was the average lifespan during the 19th century?

a)

45-60 years

b)

50-70 years

c)

40-60 years

71.

Who invented the stethoscope during the 19th century?

a)

Galen

b)

Rene Laennec

c)

Rhazes

72.

Who became the first female physician in the United States during the 19th century?

a)

Clara Barton

b)

Elizabeth Blackwell

c)

Florence Nightingale

73.

Who was the founder of modern nursing, established efficient/sanitary nursing units during the Crimean War, and began the professional education of nurses? (nurses today have a candle lighting ceremony in honor of this person)

a)

Clara Barton

b)

Elizabeth Blackwell

c)

Florence Nightingale

74.

Who started using disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery to prevent infection during the 19th century?

a)

Joseph Lister

b)

Clara Barton

c)

Wilhelm Roentgen

75.

Who founded the American Red Cross during the 19th century?

a)

Elizabeth Blackwell

b)

Florence Nightingale

c)

Clara Barton

76.

Who discovered X-Rays during the 19th century?

a)

Wilhelm Roentgen

b)

Elizabeth Blackwell

c)

Clara Barton

77.

Who proved that microorganisms cause disease, pasteurized milk to kill bacteria, and created a vaccine for rabies during the 19th century?

a)

Elizabeth Blackwell

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Clara Barton

78.

When was the years of most rapid growth?

a)

19th century

b)

20th century

c)

18th century

79.

X-ray machines were available to view the body during this century.

a)

20th century

b)

19th century

c)

18th century

80.

Medications and _______ were available during the 20th century.

a)

cures

b)

vaccines

c)

shots

81.

The causes of many diseases were identified during this century.

a)

18th

b)

20th

c)

19th

82.

During the 20th century the structure of what was described?

a)

cells

b)

DNA

c)

RNA

83.

What pandemic happened during the 20th century?

a)

Cholera

b)

COVID

c)

Influenza

84.

What was developed during the 20th century?

a)

Incident insurance plans

b)

Health insurance plans

c)

Car Insurance plans

85.

When was the Computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan was developed in what year?

a)

1978

b)

1975

c)

1970

86.

Louise Brown, who was born in England was known as what?

a)

the first "technologized" baby

b)

the first "sperm" baby

c)

the first "test tube" baby

87.

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was identified as a disease in what year?

a)

1981

b)

1985

c)

1983

88.

In the 20th century, what vaccine was developed?

a)

Chickenpox

b)

hepatitis B

c)

toxoid

89.

What was the average lifespan during the 20th century?

a)

70-80 years

b)

60-80 years

c)

50-70 years

90.

Who discovered penicillin during the 20th century?

a)

Sir Alexander Fleming

b)

Jonas Stalk

c)

Dr. George Papanicolaou

91.

Who developed the pap test to detect cervical cancer in females during the 20th century?

a)

Sir Alexander Fleming

b)

Jonas Stalk

c)

Dr. George Papanicolaou

92.

Who developed the Polio vaccine during the 20th century?

a)

Sir Alexander Fleming

b)

Dr. George Papanicolaou

c)

Jonas Stalk

93.

What pills were approved by the FDA during the 20th century?

a)

estradiol

b)

Nexplanon

c)

Birth Control pills

94.

Cures for AIDS/cancer/heart disease, development of methods to slow the aging process, transplants of every organ in the body, and eliminating paralysis are all what?

a)

Facts of the 20th century

b)

Potentials for the 21st century

c)

things that have happened in the 21st century