History of Medicine Quiz
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What is the primary function of white blood cells?
A. Transporting oxygen to body tissues
B. Producing antibodies
C. Regulating body temperature
D. Defending the body against infections
What is Florence Nightingale known for?
A. Invented the stethoscope
B. Discovered penicillin
C. Founded the Red Cross
D. Founder of modern nursing and her work during the Crimean War
Invention of printing press
A. Dark ages
B. 18th century
C. Renaissance
D. 21st century
Beginning of pharmacies
A. Apothecaries
B. Greeks
C. Chinese
D. Jenner
Small pox vaccine
A. Landsteiner
B. Gibbon
C. Jenner
D. Chinese
Royal society and beginning of pharmacies
A. Middle ages
B. Dark ages
C. Renaissance
D. 16th and 17th century
Invented stethoscope
A. Laennec
B. Blackwell
C. Hippocrates
D. Freud
What is the significance of the discovery of X-rays?
A. X-rays have significant importance in medical imaging and non-invasive diagnostics.
B. X-rays are harmful to humans and animals
C. X-rays have no practical applications
D. X-rays are only used for entertainment purposes
What is the significance of the discovery of X-rays?
A. X-rays have significant importance in medical imaging and non-invasive diagnostics.
B. X-rays are harmful to humans and animals
C. X-rays have no practical applications
D. X-rays are only used for entertainment purposes
Who is known for the discovery of penicillin?
A. Alexander Fleming
B. Albert Einstein
C. Isaac Newton
D. Marie Curie
Disease was common
A. Renaissance
B. Dark and Middle Ages
C. 19th century
D. 16th century
First successful heart transplant
A. Koch
B. Roman
C. greek
D. Barnard
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.
Discovered penicillin
A. Fleming
B. Koch
C. Nightingale
D. Semmelweis
Basis of psychology and psychiatry
A. Barton
B. Best
C. Freud
D. Banting
