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WorksheetsHistory of Healthcare & Medical Innovators
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
During the Primitive Times, illness and diseases were believed to be caused by:
Germs and viruses
Punishment from the Gods
Imbalance of body humors
Poor hygiene
What surgical procedure involved removing a piece of bone from the skull in Primitive Times?
Amputation
Trepanation (Trephining)
Bloodletting
Vaccination
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek invented the:
Microscope
Stethoscope
Vaccination
X-ray
What medical treatment involving leeches was used by the Ancient Egyptians?
Vaccination
Bloodletting
Surgery
Microscope analysis
The Ancient Chinese treated illness by:
Curing the spirit and nourishing the body
Surgery and amputation
Using only herbs
Prayer alone
Edward Jenner is famous for developing a vaccine for:
Smallpox
Polio
Rabies
Tuberculosis
What belief did the Ancient Greeks have about the cause of illness?
Illness is caused by supernatural forces
Illness results from natural causes
Illness is punishment from gods
Illness is caused by germs
Who invented the first stethoscope?
René Laennec
Joseph Lister
Clara Barton
Robert Koch
Florence Nightingale is known as the:
Founder of Modern Nursing
First female physician in the US
Inventor of antiseptics
Discoverer of penicillin
Louis Pasteur is known for:
Developing the germ theory and pasteurization
Inventing the microscope
First heart transplant
Discovering DNA structure
Joseph Lister was the first doctor to use:
Vaccines
Antiseptics during surgery
Antibiotics
X-rays
Clara Barton founded:
The American Red Cross
The first hospital
The first nursing school
The germ theory
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered:
X-rays
Penicillin
Blood circulation
Vaccination
Sigmund Freud is known for his work on:
Conscious and unconscious mind
Germ theory
Vaccinations
Surgery techniques
Alexander Fleming discovered:
The polio vaccine
Penicillin
X-rays
Antiseptics
Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for:
Smallpox
Polio
Rabies
Tuberculosis
Francis Crick and James Watson are famous for:
Discovering the structure of DNA
Developing antiseptics
Performing first heart transplant
Inventing the microscope
Christiaan Barnard is known for performing the first successful:
Brain surgery
Heart transplant
Separation of Siamese twins
Vaccination
Ben Carson is famous for:
Separating Siamese twins and pediatric neurosurgery
Discovering penicillin
Inventing the stethoscope
First successful heart transplant
The Ancient Romans were the first to:
Invent the microscope
Organize medical care and build public health systems
Discover DNA
Use antiseptics
During the Dark Ages, the study of medicine was:
Advanced with new scientific discoveries
Forbidden, with emphasis on saving the soul
Focused on vaccinations
Based on germ theory
What major event during the Middle Ages killed 75% of the population in Europe and Asia?
The Black Death (Bubonic Plague)
Smallpox epidemic
Spanish Flu
Tuberculosis outbreak
What invention during the Renaissance helped spread medical knowledge?
Microscope
Printing press
Stethoscope
X-rays
Gabriel Fahrenheit is credited with inventing:
The mercury thermometer
The stethoscope
Vaccination
Microscope
What major medical advancements happened in the 19th century?
Discovery of microorganisms, anesthesia, and vaccinations
Development of the printing press
Use of trepanation
Discovery of DNA structure
What was discovered in the 20th century to help fight infections?
Penicillin and antibiotics
Mercury thermometer
Ligatures
Trepanation
What federal healthcare programs were developed in the 20th century?
Medicare and Medicaid
Red Cross
Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) only
World Health Organization
The Human Genome Project aimed to:
Cure cancer
Identify all human genes
Develop vaccines
Invent artificial organs
What is a potential medical breakthrough expected in the 21st century?
Genetic manipulation to prevent disease
Widespread use of trepanation
Discovery of the four body humors
Use of mercury thermometers
What was the average life span during the Primitive Times?
50-60 years
20 years
70-80 years
30-40 years
