Question 1
The only source of stem cells is embryonic tissue.
True
False
Question 2
The oldest documented record of medical practice comes from:
Socrates
Aristotle
Hippocrates
Imhotep
Question 3
The first medical school in the United States was founded
during:
The Age of Enlightenment
The Middle Ages
The Revolutionary War
The Reformation
Question 4
The scientist who discovered that exposure to a mild form of
pox protected people from a more severe form of pox was:
Leeuwenhoek
Jenner
Semmelweiss
Pasteur
Question 5
All but which of the following are famous for advocating
that better health is possible by decreasing the spread of germs?
Ignaz Semmelweiss
Edward Jenner
Florence Nightingale
Joseph Lister
Question 6
By 2023, the chronic illness that is likely to increase the
most (in terms of percentage) is:
cancer
diabetes
mental disorders
stroke
Question 7
Which is not a consequence of the advent of the birth
control pill?
A stabilization of the nuclear family
Older, more financially stable mothers
Fewer births (lower birth rate)
A rise in infertility problems
Question 8
The process that results in the creation of an animal that
is the exact genetic copy of another is called:
introcytoplasmic injection
in vitro fertilization
cloning
stem cell regeneration
Question 9
Which disease led to a movement towards public water
sanitation?
smallpox
anthrax
cholera
pellagra
Question 10
Which of the following is true about the US health care
system?
The US has the highest infant mortality rate of any
developed nation
The life expectancy of the average US citizen is higher than
that of any other developed nation.
US health primary and preventative care is considered the
best in the world
The US has more physicians per capita than any other
developed country
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