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Unit 1 Test - History and Trends in Health Care

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci used dissection in order to draw the human body more realistically.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Hippocrates developed an organized method to observe the human body and recorded the signs and symptoms of many diseases.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Complementary therapies are methods of treatment used in place of biomedical therapies.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Ways to promote physical wellness include ____.

a)

understanding personal feelings and expressing them

b)

being creative, logical, curious, and open-minded

c)

avoiding alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, & drugs

d)

maintaining an optimistic outlook

5.

Public health and sanitation systems were first developed by the ____.

a)

ancient Greeks

b)

ancient Egyptians

c)

ancient Chinese

d)

ancient Romans

6.

The Father of Medicine is ____.

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Rhazes

d)

Galen

7.

The name for the type of health care that offers both mainstream medical treatments and CAM therapies to treat patients is ____.

a)

holistic wellness care

b)

alternative care

c)

homeopathic care

d)

integrative Care

8.

Developed the culture plate method to identify pathogens in 1882.

a)

Gabriel Fahrenheit

b)

William Harvey

c)

Elizabeth Blackwell

d)

Robert Koch

9.

Described the circulation of blood to and from the heart in 1628.

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Elizabeth Blackwell

c)

William Harvey

d)

Gabriel Fahrenheit

10.

Invented the microscope in 1666.

a)

j. Anton van Leeuwenhoek

b)

a. Elizabeth Blackwell

c)

b. Marie Curie

d)

d. William Harvey

11.

Proved microorganisms cause disease and created a vaccine for rabies.

a)

a. Elizabeth Blackwell

b)

d. William Harvey

c)

h. Louis Pasteur

d)

c. Gabriel Fahrenheit

12.

Created the first mercury thermometer in 1714.

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Robert Koch

c)

William Harvey

d)

Gabriel Fahrenheit

13.

Discovered X-rays in 1895.

a)

William Harvey

b)

Elizabeth Blackwell

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Wilhelm Roentgen

14.

Isolated radium in 1910.

a)

Gabriel Fahrenheit

b)

William Harvey

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Robert Koch

15.

Established efficient and sanitary nursing units during the Crimean War.

a)

William Harvey

b)

Gabriel Fahrenheit

c)

Elizabeth Blackwell

d)

Florence Nightingale

16.

Became the first female physician in the United States in 1849.

a)

e. Robert Koch

b)

c. Gabriel Fahrenheit

c)

b. Marie Curie

d)

a. Elizabeth Blackwell

17.

Invented the stethoscope in 1816.

a)

f. René Laënnec

b)

b. Marie Curie

c)

c. Gabriel Fahrenheit

d)

a. Elizabeth Blackwell

18.

Telemedicine is:

a)

the use of technology to provide healthcare remotely

b)

a type of traditional in-person medical care

c)

a method of delivering food to patients

d)

a form of exercise therapy

19.

Which of the following therapies are considered to be complementary and/or alternative methods (CAM) of health care?

a)

Acupuncture and herbal medicine

b)

Surgery and chemotherapy

c)

Vaccination and antibiotics

d)

Physical therapy and radiology

20.

The Hippocratic Oath is an oath of:

a)

Loyalty to the king.

b)

Ethics taken by doctors.

c)

Secrecy among medical practitioners.

d)

Allegiance to the gods of medicine.