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The History of Medicine Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Herbal medications that are still used today, and were discovered and used in primitive times as well, include which of the following for pain?

a)

Morphine

b)

Aloe vera

c)

Ginger

d)

Echinacea

2.

Before the science of medicine was introduced, many people believed that health was controlled by what?

a)

evil spirits

b)

balanced diet

c)

exercise routines

d)

modern technology

3.

The first group of people to keep medical records were:

a)

Ancient Egyptians

b)

Romans

c)

Greeks

d)

Chinese

4.

The life span during the Primitive Times was approximately:

a)

20 years

b)

50 years

c)

70 years

d)

35 years

5.

I was probably the first physician: _________________

a)

Imhotep

b)

Hippocrates

c)

Galen

d)

Avicenna

6.

Ancient Egyptian method of unclogging the “channels” of the body is known as:

a)

Bloodletting

b)

Acupuncture

c)

Trepanation

d)

Leech therapy

7.

Time period that used pulse to determine the health of the body:

a)

Ancient Chinese

b)

Ancient times

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Medieval period

8.

Acupuncture is:

a)

a traditional Chinese medical practice involving the insertion of thin needles into specific points on the body to assist with pain

b)

a type of physical exercise for muscle building

c)

a modern surgical technique for heart treatment

d)

a method of preparing herbal medicines

9.

The people that began modern medical science by observing the human body and disease effects were:

a)

Greeks

b)

Romans

c)

Egyptians

d)

Chinese

10.

Father of Comparative Anatomy is? Father of Medicine is?

a)

Aristotle and Hippocrates

b)

Aristotle and Galen

c)

Vesalius and Avicenna

d)

Harvey and Paracelsus

11.

The oath taken by physicians today is called the ____________________

a)

Hippocratic Oath

b)

Geneva Convention

c)

Florence Code

d)

Medical Charter

12.

The Ancient Romans began sanitation systems to prevent disease. Which of the following methods did they use?

a)

They built aqueducts and sewer systems.

b)

They used only herbal remedies.

c)

They relied solely on prayers and rituals.

d)

They avoided bathing altogether.

13.

The person who dissected animals to determine the function of muscles, kidneys, and the bladder was:

a)

William Harvey

b)

Andreas Vesalius

c)

Galen

d)

Hippocrates

14.

Before doctors were required to acquire an education, these people were considered the doctors: ____________________

a)

Priests/Monks (depending on historical context)

b)

Blacksmiths

c)

Farmers

d)

Merchants

15.

During the Dark Ages, disease was handled in which of the following ways?

a)

Prayer, divine intervention and herbal mixtures

b)

Through advanced medical knowledge and scientific methods

c)

By widespread use of antibiotics and vaccines

d)

With modern hospitals and trained doctors

16.

What is a pandemic? The bubonic plague is contracted through which of the following ways?

a)

A pandemic is a widespread outbreak of a disease. By being bitten by an infected flea

b)

By drinking contaminated water

c)

By inhaling polluted air

d)

By eating spoiled food

17.

The 2 individuals who used dissection of the human body to draw realistic models of the body are:

a)

Leonardo da Vinci and Michaelangelo

b)

Hippocrates and Galen

c)

William Harvey and Ambroise Paré

d)

Claudius Galen and Avicenna

18.

Invented the microscope: ____________________

a)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Galileo Galilei

19.

Invented the mercury thermometer: ____________________

a)

Gabriel Fahrenheit

b)

Anders Celsius

c)

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

d)

Evangelista Torricelli

20.

23. Edward Jenner influenced the history of medicine by:

a)

developing the first successful smallpox vaccine

b)

discovering penicillin

c)

inventing the stethoscope

d)

performing the first heart transplant

21.

This person performed the first blood transfusion.

a)

James Blundell

b)

William Harvey

c)

Karl Landsteiner

d)

Alexander Fleming

22.

Invented the first Stethoscope: ________________________

a)

René Laennec

b)

Edward Jenner

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Alexander Fleming

23.

The Founder of Modern Nursing: ____________________. What specific contributions did she give to the field of nursing?

a)

Florence Nightingale. She established modern nursing practices, improved sanitary conditions in hospitals, and founded the first scientifically based nursing school.

b)

Clara Barton. She founded the American Red Cross and provided nursing care during the Civil War.

c)

Mary Seacole. She provided care to soldiers during the Crimean War and established a hospital for wounded servicemen.

d)

Dorothea Dix. She advocated for the mentally ill and helped reform mental health care in the United States.

24.

Semmelweiss encouraged ____________ to ________________.

a)

physicians; wash their hands

b)

nurses; wear gloves

c)

patients; take vitamins

d)

surgeons; use anesthesia

25.

Began the use of antiseptics and disinfectants during surgery to prevent infection: ____________________

a)

Joseph Lister

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Edward Jenner

d)

Alexander Fleming

26.

Founder of the American Red Cross: ____________________

a)

Clara Barton

b)

Florence Nightingale

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Elizabeth Blackwell

27.

Louis Pasteur made several contributions to the medical field, including:

a)

Developing the process of pasteurization, creating vaccines for rabies and anthrax, and proving the germ theory of disease.

b)

Inventing the X-ray, discovering penicillin, and creating the polio vaccine.

c)

Developing anesthesia, inventing the stethoscope, and discovering insulin.

d)

Creating antiseptic surgery, inventing the microscope, and discovering DNA.

28.

Discovered viruses in 1892: ___________________________

a)

Dmitri Ivanovsky

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Alexander Fleming

d)

Robert Koch

29.

The Father of Microbiology: ___________________________

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Robert Koch

c)

Alexander Fleming

d)

Edward Jenner

30.

Discovered X-Rays: ___________________________

a)

Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

b)

Marie Curie

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Albert Einstein

31.

Developed vaccine for typhoid fever: ____________________

a)

Almroth Wright

b)

Edward Jenner

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Jonas Salk

32.

Demonstrated that mosquitoes carry yellow fever: ________________________

a)

Walter Reed

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Edward Jenner

d)

Joseph Lister

33.

Identified blood groups (ABO): ____________________

a)

Karl Landsteiner

b)

Alexander Fleming

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Gregor Mendel

34.

Discussed how white blood cells protect us against disease: ____________________

a)

Élie Metchnikoff

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Alexander Fleming

d)

Robert Koch

35.

Discovered insulin to treat diabetes: ____________________

a)

Frederick Banting and Charles Best

b)

Alexander Fleming and Howard Florey

c)

Marie Curie and Pierre Curie

d)

James Watson and Francis Crick

36.

Studied psychiatry & psychology: ____________________

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Charles Darwin

37.

Discovered Penicillin: ________________

a)

Alexander Fleming

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Isaac Newton

38.

Studied DNA: ____________________

a)

James Watson and Francis Crick

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Charles Darwin

39.

Developed the polio vaccine using a dead poliovirus:___________________

a)

Jonas Salk

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Edward Jenner

d)

Albert Sabin

40.

Physicians began using amniocentesis for which of the following reasons?

a)

To diagnose genetic disorders in a fetus

b)

To treat infections in the womb

c)

To increase fertility in women

d)

To monitor maternal blood pressure

41.

Who performed the first heart transplant?

a)

Christiaan Barnard

b)

Michael DeBakey

c)

Norman Shumway

d)

William DeVries

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