WorksheetsReview History of Medicine Part 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following are characteristics of the Renaissance Era that helped medicine advance?
Public health provided (like fresh water and sewers)
Printed texts now available
Rebirth of education, art and science
Many new discoveries made
Who was the surgeon's assistant who helped pioneer heart surgery techniques?
Vivien Thomas
Richard Drew
Robert Koch
Jonas Salk
What was the primary focus of the Hippocratic Oath?
Described over 200 diseases
Focused on the ethical conduct of physicians and the honorable standards of the profession
The Hippocratic Oath is a myth and does not exist!!
The tale of an old man and how he discovered x-rays
Who was the first to link microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, etc.) to disease?
Van Leeuwenhoek
Louis Pasteur
Edward Jenner
Robert Koch
Who wrote "The Fabric of the Human Body", the first detailed anatomy illustration book?
Avicenna
Vesalius
Da Vinci
Galen
During the Industrial Revolution, which of the following contributed to significant changes in the medical field? (more than one correct answer)
Public records now available
Rapid technological advancements in medicine and chemistry
More people now lived closer together in large cities
Mummification
When did Elizabeth Blackwell graduate from Geneva Medical College?
1449
1649
1849
1949
His contribution to medicine allows doctors to diagnose fractures using x-rays.
Wilhelm Roentgen
Vivien Thomas
Ignaz Semmelweis
Joseph Lister
He discovered the vaccine for smallpox and actually coined the word "vaccine.
Jonas Salk
Alexander Fleming
Edward Jenner
Louis Pasteur
Why were human dissections nearly impossible to perform until the 16th century?
Everyone was cremated
It was feared that a Zombie Apocalypse was on the horizon.
The Black Plague prevented it.
It was considered disrespectful tp desecrate a body, and one could potentially rise from the grave.
He is known as the savior of new mothers and the "Father of Handwashing".
Semmelweis
Koch
Spallanzani
Jenner
Which of the following was NOT one of the many fabulous contributions made by Louis Pasteur?
Vaccine for rabies
Pasteurization method
Vaccine for smallpox
Vaccine for anthrax
Who challenged the teachings of Galen, performed dissections in public and wrote tons of books?
DaVinci
Vesalius
Blackwell
Salk
Who is known as the Father of Modern Epidemiology?
John Snow
Louis Pasteur
Robert Koch
Richard Drew
What was Joseph Lister's contribution to medicine?
Refuted the Theory of Spontaneous Generation
First to use anesthesia
Discovered penicillin by accident
First to notice that cleaner environments led to less infections
Known for his work on making functional prosthetic limbs and development of silk sutures, he was known as "The First Surgeon of the King"
Galen
Pare
Spallanzani
Salk
Because of him we are able to save millions of lives using blood transfusions.
Edward Jenner
Richard Drew
Vivien Thomas
Jonas Salk
She left her aristocratic family to help wounded soldiers and contributed to the elevation of the nursing profession
Clara Barton
Elizabeth Blackwell
Florence Nightingale
Vivien Thomas
His contribution made dentistry, surgery and procedures like sutures tolerable for all patients.
Humphry Davy
Wilhelm Roentgen
Louis Pasteur
Robert Koch
Who boldly refuted the Theory of Spontaneous Generation?
Spallanzani
Vesalius
Jenner
Pasteur
It is because of his interest in optics that we are able to see single-celled protozoans and bacteria.
Jenner
Spallanzani
Semmelweis
Von Leeuwenhoek
His vaccine has saved millions of children from polio and millions of people from the flu.
Salk
Sabin
Jenner
Pasteur
He is known as the Father of Bacteriology?
Koch
Lister
Spallanzani
Jenner
His discovery revolutionized diagnostic medicine.
Roentgen
Davy
Spallanzani
Drew
Through the study of how diseases spread, he was able to discover and eliminated the original source of a cholera outbreak. And he also developed several types of anesthesiology
Salk
Spallanzani
Davy
Snow
