WorksheetsHistory and Innovations in Medicine Quiz
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which civilization organized medical care and connected diseases to filth and contaminated water?
Greeks
Romans
Hebrews
Egyptians
What major event happened during the Renaissance?
First surgery performed
Rebirth of science and medicine
Invention of antibiotics
Development of anesthesia
During which period did physicians’ knowledge of the human body greatly increase?
Dark Ages
Middle Ages
Age of Enlightenment
Renaissance
What does PET stand for?
Physical Examination Test
Photon Energy Therapy
Positron Emission Tomography
Pressure Emission Technology
Who was the first Black American to obtain a medical degree in the U.S.?
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Dr. Solomon Fuller
Dr. James McCune Smith
Dr. Robert Istepananion
Which group created the world’s first written hygienic code?
Greeks
Hebrews
Romans
Egyptians
What did Florence Nightingale create in 1854?
The first stethoscope
First nurse training programs
First X-ray machine
First hospital
What was created in 1964?
First wireless monitor
Picture phone
Apple Watch
Pedometer
What is HITECH?
A surgical tool
A health privacy law
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health
A medical software company
What does CT stand for?
Cardiac Therapy
Computerized Homography
Clinical Tomography
Computerized Thermography
Which of the following is NOT a type of clinic or satellite center?
Rehabilitation clinic
Surgical center
Substance abuse center
Veterinary clinic
What does EPO stand for?
Employee Provider Option
Exclusive Provider Organization
Economic Practice Office
Emergency Provider Outreach
Who created mHealth in 2003?
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Dr. Robert Istepananion
Dr. Solomon Fuller
Florence Nightingale
When was the first video link created?
1959–1964
1989
2007
2014
Which two technologies use sound waves to form images of internal organs?
CT & MRI
MRI & PET
Echocardiogram & Ultrasonography
PET & CT
Who invented the telephone in 1876?
Alexander Fleming
Alexander Graham Bell
Louis Pasteur
Edward Jenner
Which civilization first recorded health records?
Egyptians
Romans
Greeks
Hebrews
What does APA stand for?
American Pediatrics Association
American Psychological Association
American Pharmacy Association
American Physician Alliance
Who is known as the “Father of Western Medicine”?
Laennec
Hippocrates
Pasteur
Lister
What period was known as the Bacteriological Period of Public Health?
Renaissance
Industrial Revolution (19th century)
Dark Ages
20th century
Who performed the first open-heart surgery by an African American?
Dr. Solomon Fuller
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Dr. James McCune Smith
Dr. Robert Istepananion
What major invention came in 1989?
WORLD WIDE WEB
PEDOMETER
PULSE OXIMETER
APPLE WATCH
What does an ECG monitor?
BLOOD PRESSURE
BLOOD SUGAR
SPREAD OF ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY THROUGH THE HEART
TEMPERATURE
What does ultrasonography use?
RADIATION
SOUNDWAVES
MAGNETS
ELECTRICITY
Which group began modern medical medicine?
ROMANS
GREEKS
HEBREWS
EGYPTIANS
What was invented in 1816 by Laennec?
X-RAY
STETHOSCOPE
ECG
CAT SCAN
What happened during the Dark Ages?
MEDICAL ADVANCEMENTS INCREASED
GERM THEORY WAS DISCOVERED
ADVANCEMENTS AND STUDY OF MEDICINE STOPPED
PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS IMPROVED
What is the difference between CT, MRI, and PET scans?
MRI uses radiation, CT uses magnets, PET uses sound waves
CT uses X-rays, MRI uses magnets & radio waves, PET uses radioactive tracer
CT uses tracers, MRI uses electricity, PET uses lasers
All use sound waves
What did apothecaries do?
Performed surgeries
Made, prescribed, and sold medications
Created medical schools
Designed hospitals
What was invented in 2007?
Google Glass
First surgery with Google Glass
Apple smartphone
Apple Watch
What was invented in 2013?
First wireless heart monitor
First surgery using Google Glass
First pedometer
First ECG machine
What does an echocardiogram use to produce heart images?
MAGNETS
RADIATION
SOUND WAVES
ELECTRICAL IMPULSES
Who renewed interest in medical practices during the Middle Ages?
EGYPTIANS
HEBREWS
MONKS
ROMANS
What did Louis Pasteur discover in 1862?
PENICILLIN
GERM THEORY OF DISEASE
STETHOSCOPE
PULSE OXIMETER
Which century had the most rapid growth in healthcare advancements?
17TH
18TH
19TH
20TH
