WorksheetsEngineering in Medicine: The Prosthetics Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the main job of a Biomedical Engineer?
To only perform surgeries
To use engineering, biology, and medicine to create technologies for healthcare
To focus only on building cars and bridges
To become a doctor
Which of the following is a key area where Biomedical Engineers work?
Designing sports cars
Building skyscrapers
Developing medical devices like prosthetics
Planning city subway systems
Prosthetic engineering is the science of designing and building what?
Super strong robots for factory work
Artificial body parts like arms and legs
New types of medicine
Virtual reality video games
Why might someone need a prosthetic limb?
Because they think it looks cool
From an accident, illness, or birth condition
To automatically become a famous athlete
To replace a limb that is tired
What is one reason an engineer might design a prosthetic limb to look very realistic?
To make it the cheapest option available
So the person using it can feel more comfortable in public
Because realistic-looking limbs always work the best
To win a design award
Which is an example of a prosthetic that focuses on performance rather than looking real?
A wooden leg
A robotic hand with skin-toned silicone
A running blade for athletes
A basic plastic arm
The text states that the "right" design for a prosthetic depends on what?
What is most popular on social media
What the engineer thinks is coolest
What the person using it needs and wants
What is the easiest to build
What is a major challenge for people who need prosthetics in places with fewer resources?
Prosthetics are too expensive and hard to repair.
There are too many different colors to choose from.
They are always too heavy.
They are made to look too realistic.
How can engineers make prosthetics more affordable?
By using cheap, strong materials like recycled plastic
By only selling them to wealthy countries
By making them very simple and without any moving parts
By using the most expensive titanium available
What technology can engineers use to create custom-fitted prosthetics locally?
Laser tag
3D printing
Virtual reality headsets
Solar panels
True or False: Biomedical engineers only need to understand engineering and do not need to know biology.
True
False
The development of special materials to help repair the body, like implants, falls under which key area?
Medical Devices
Biomaterials
Prosthetic Engineering
Surgical Instruments
What is the ultimate goal of prosthetic engineering, according to the wrap-up?
To make the most technologically advanced robot
To win the most money from investors
To help people live fully again with useful, affordable designs
To make prosthetics that are invisible to the naked eye
Besides mechanics and design, what else do engineers use to build modern prosthetics?
Culinary arts
Astronomy
Electronics
Geology
What is one way engineers can make prosthetics easier to maintain in remote areas?
By making parts that are easy to fix or replace
By gluing all the parts together permanently
By requiring a specialist with special tools for every repair
By making them out of paper
A surgical instrument, like a special scalpel, is an example of what?
A biomaterial
A medical device
A prosthetic
A 3D printer
True or False: Everyone who uses a prosthetic limb wants it to look exactly like a real human limb.
True
False
The field of Biomedical Engineering is a combination of which three subjects?
Math, History, and Art
Engineering, Biology, and Medicine
Chemistry, Physics, and Literature
Geography, Computer Science, and Music
What is one primary function a prosthetic hand would help with?
Digesting food
Thinking faster
Grabbing things
Hearing better
What is the main idea: prosthetic engineering is about what?
Problem-solving to improve people's lives
Building the most complex machines possible
Replacing human doctors
Making science fiction movies a reality
