Medicine Quiz

1. Which of the following was NOT a discovery that William Harvey made about the body's circulatory system? – A) Blood flows in a circle through the body. – B) Blood flows through pores in the tissues. – C) The heart has one way valves to direct blood flow. – D) Blood leaves the heart through arteries and returns through veins.

2. The discovery of four different blood types increased the success of blood transfusions, making _____ possible. – A) dissection – B) blood testing – C) new medicines – D) organ transplants

3. What was surgery like before anesthesia was discovered? – A) Patients were put to sleep before surgery. – B) Patients had no pain relief during surgery. – C) Patients lost a lot of blood during surgery. – D) Patients used laughing gas during surgery.

4. The discovery of the X ray happened after many months of trying to see bones without cutting through skin. – A) true – B) false

5. In the pasteurization process, microorganisms die when they are __. – A) studied – B) heated – C) crushed – D) poisoned

6. Edward Jenner discovered that inoculating people with the cowpox virus prevented them from getting _____. – A) measles – B) polio – C) anthrax – D) smallpox

7. Which of the following is NOT an effect that vitamins have on the human body? – A) curing disease – B) fighting infection – C) promoting growth – D) regulating metabolism

8. Why was penicillin considered a miracle drug? – A) It is made from mold. – B) It cures deadly diseases. – C) It prevents bacterial infections. – D) It was discovered during World War I.

9. The pancreas produces insulin in order to control levels of _____ in the body. – A) platelets – B) antibodies – C) hormones – D) blood sugar

10. HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is a retrovirus. Which of the following sentences BEST defines a retrovirus? – A) A retrovirus causes lifelong infection. – B) A retrovirus converts DNA into RNA. – C) A retrovirus is an old virus that infects new cells. – D) A retrovirus inserts DNA into the host cell's genes.

Answers

1. Which of the following was NOT a discovery that William Harvey made about the body's circulatory system? –A–A) Blood flows in a circle through the body. –B–B) Blood flows through pores in the tissues. –C–C) The heart has one way valves to direct blood flow. –D–D) Blood leaves the heart through arteries and returns through veins.

2. The discovery of four different blood types increased the success of blood transfusions, making _____ possible. –A–A) dissection –B–B) blood testing –C–C) new medicines –D–D) organ transplants

3. What was surgery like before anesthesia was discovered? –A–A) Patients were put to sleep before surgery. –B–B) Patients had no pain relief during surgery. –C–C) Patients lost a lot of blood during surgery. –D–D) Patients used laughing gas during surgery.

4. The discovery of the X ray happened after many months of trying to see bones without cutting through skin. –A–A) true –B–B) false

5. In the pasteurization process, microorganisms die when they are __. –A–A) studied –B–B) heated –C–C) crushed –D–D) poisoned

6. Edward Jenner discovered that inoculating people with the cowpox virus prevented them from getting _____. –A–A) measles –B–B) polio –C–C) anthrax –D–D) smallpox

7. Which of the following is NOT an effect that vitamins have on the human body? –A–A) curing disease –B–B) fighting infection –C–C) promoting growth –D–D) regulating metabolism

8. Why was penicillin considered a miracle drug? –A–A) It is made from mold. –B–B) It cures deadly diseases. –C–C) It prevents bacterial infections. –D–D) It was discovered during World War I.

9. The pancreas produces insulin in order to control levels of _____ in the body. –A–A) platelets –B–B) antibodies –C–C) hormones –D–D) blood sugar

10. HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is a retrovirus. Which of the following sentences BEST defines a retrovirus? –A–A) A retrovirus causes lifelong infection. –B–B) A retrovirus converts DNA into RNA. –C–C) A retrovirus is an old virus that infects new cells. –D–D) A retrovirus inserts DNA into the host cell's genes.