History of Medicine Quiz
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What is the primary function of red blood cells?
A. Transporting oxygen to body tissues
B. Producing antibodies
C. Regulating body temperature
D. Breaking down food particles
Discovered circulatory system and how heart works
A. romans
B. Vesalius
C. Apothecarries
D. Harvey
First to discover blood types
A. Landsteiner
B. Laennec
C. Lister
D. Harvey
Studied and recorded human anatomy through dissection
A. Galen
B. Da
C. Vinci
D. Fahrenheit
Who is credited with the discovery of the structure of DNA?
A. Marie Curie
B. Gregor Mendel
C. James Watson and Francis Crick
D. Charles Darwin
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
A. The Hippocratic Oath is a type of ancient Greek dance
B. The Hippocratic Oath is a popular type of sandwich
C. The Hippocratic Oath is a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci
D. The Hippocratic Oath is an oath historically taken by physicians, and it outlines ethical guidelines and principles for the practice of medicine.
Disease was common
A. Renaissance
B. Dark and Middle Ages
C. 19th century
D. 16th century
Invented stethoscope
A. Laennec
B. Blackwell
C. Hippocrates
D. Freud
First successful heart transplant
A. Koch
B. Roman
C. greek
D. Barnard
What is the purpose of the ECG (Electrocardiogram) test?
A. To measure blood pressure
B. To detect brain activity
C. To examine the heart’s electrical activity
D. To check body temperature
Who is known for the development of the first successful rabies vaccine?
A. Edward Jenner
B. Jonas Salk
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Robert Koch
Who is known for the discovery of penicillin?
A. Alexander Fleming
B. Albert Einstein
C. Isaac Newton
D. Marie Curie
Discovered insulin
A. Blackwell
B. Banting/Best
C. Koch
D. Murray
What is the purpose of the MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan?
A. To measure blood pressure
B. To detect brain activity
C. To examine the eyes
D. To check body temperature
Started modern nursing
A. Best
B. Blackwell
C. Nightingale
D. Barton