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The History of Prothetics

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the earliest known prosthesis?

a)

a wooden peg leg belonging to a British pirate

b)

an iron hand belonging to General Marcus

c)

a wooden big toe belonging to a woman

d)

an iron hand belonging to a mercenary knight

2.

What function did the first prosthesis have?

a)

It had an aesthetic function

b)

It had a mobility function

3.

Who made the first prostheses?

a)

Surgeons

b)

Blacksmiths

c)

Prosthetists

d)

Orthotists

4.

Who invented the hinge prosthetic hand?

a)

Aimee Mullins

b)

Anna Coleman Ladd

c)

James Hanger

d)

Ambroise Paré

5.

Why was Hanger's prothesis important at the time?

a)

It had a cultural function

b)

It was affordable

c)

It had an important aesthetic function

d)

It allowed its users to control their artificial limbs with their brains

6.

What materials were used for prostheses during WWI?

a)

wood

b)

leather

c)

rawhide

d)

metal buckles and cables

7.

What did the Alt-Ruppin hand have?

a)

a rigid opposable thumb

b)

a plastic hinge

c)

an iron movable wrist

d)

a ratchet mechanism

8.

What was special about Götz von Berlichingen's prosthesis?

a)

it was lighter because it was made of plastic

b)

it had tiny motors

c)

it had nails and wrinkles sculpted on it

d)

it had a hinged mechanism

9.

What did Paré use to simulate joints on a hand prosthesis?

a)

staves

b)

latches

c)

straps

d)

springs

10.

What did Anna Coleman Ladd create ?

a)

artificial lower limbs for soldiers

b)

artificial upper limbs for soldiers

c)

copper masks for disfigured soldiers

11.

What did Aimee Mullins wear when she competed in track and field ? What was the name of these prostheses?

(a)  

12.

What were Cheetah Blades made of?

a)

plastic

b)

iron

c)

carbon fiber

d)

wood

13.

What does the brain require to allow its user to control a prosthesis with his mind?

(a)  

14.

What's the English for "membre supérieur" ?

(a)  

15.

What's the English for "ressorts" ?

(a)  

16.

What's the English word for "pouce" ?

(a)  

17.

What's the English word for "articulations" ?

(a)  

18.

What's the English word for "poignet" ?

(a)  

19.

What's the English word for "articulations des doigts" ?

(a)  

20.

What's the English word for "loquet" ?

(a)  

21.

What's the English word for "béquilles" ?

(a)  

22.

What's the English word for " démarche" ?

(a)  

23.

What's the English word for " amélioration" ?

(a)  

24.

What's the English word for " cuir brut" ?

(a)