History of Medicine Quiz
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Invention of printing press
A. Dark ages
B. 18th century
C. Renaissance
D. 21st century
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
What year was the first successful human heart transplant performed?
A. 1980
B. 1973
C. 1967
D. 1955
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.
Who is known as the father of modern medicine?
A. Newton
B. Aristotle
C. Galileo
D. Hippocrates
Discovered polio vaccine
A. Nightingale
B. Pasteur
C. Lister
D. Salk
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.
Beginning of pharmacies
A. Apothecaries
B. Greeks
C. Chinese
D. Jenner
Made Red Cross
A. Fleming
B. Blackwell
C. Freud
D. Barton
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
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 importance of the discovery of anesthesia?
A. The discovery of anesthesia is important because it revolutionized medicine by allowing for painless surgeries and reducing patient suffering.
B. Anesthesia is only used for minor procedures and is not important
C. Anesthesia was discovered by accident and has no real significance
D. The discovery of anesthesia had no impact on the field of medicine
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
Yin yang balance, acupuncture, 5 elements
A. Egyptians
B. romans
C. Greeks
D. Chinese
Earliest to keep health records
A. Egyptians
B. romans
C. Greeks
D. Chinese
What is the purpose of the stethoscope?
A. To check body temperature
B. To examine the eyes
C. To measure blood pressure
D. To listen to sounds within the body
Father of medicine
A. Hippocrates
B. Barton
C. Curie
D. Fleming
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
Small pox vaccine
A. Landsteiner
B. Gibbon
C. Jenner
D. Chinese
Started modern nursing
A. Best
B. Blackwell
C. Nightingale
D. Barton
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
Which disease was the first to be eradicated through vaccination?
A. polio
B. influenza
C. measles
D. smallpox
small pox vaccine, bi- focal, and mercury thermometer invented
A. 16th century
B. 17th century
C. 18th century
D. 19th century
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