Quiz! Chapter 1 Test Study Aid

During ANCIENT TIMES what was the average life span?

Who began pasteurizing milk to kill bacteria?

What are reasons for increasing cost in healthcare?

During the 19th century, what was the average life span?

During the middle ages, the Egyptians were responsible for a rebirth of medical curiosity.

In the Renaissance, people learned about the human body through human dissection.

What type of care utilizes video, audio and computers to provide medical/health care services?

The Romans were the first people to record health records.

Who is the founder of modern nursing?

The ancient Greeks used therapies such as massage, art therapy, and herbal treatment.

The most rapid advances in health care occurred during the nineteenth century .

The Middle Ages are often called the "rebirth of science of medicine".

Who was the Artist that used dissection to draw the human body?

What is the purpose of genomic or genetic testing?

An epidemic is worldwide.

Today bioterrorism and pandemics are major threats to health care.

Acupressure is the insertion of needles into specific points along the medians in the body to stimulate and balance flow

During the Dark Ages, prayer and divine intervention were the main forms of treatment used for illness and diseases.

Who is the "father of medicine"?

What is the name of the doctor who successfully separated a pair of conjoined twins at the head?

Rene Laennec invented the spyghmomanometer which is used to measure blood pressure.

A pandemic of the bubonic plague killed 75% of the population of Europe and Asia in the Middle Ages.

The deliberate transmission of anthrax is a form of bioterrorism.

Homeopathy is a treatment that uses water in any form for the healing process.

Holistic health care promotes physical, emotional, and social well being.

Who founded the American Red Cross in 1881?

Who built a microscope with increased magnification in 1666?

The ancient Egyptians began the development of sanitary systems by building sewers and aqueducts.

Who developed the Smallpox vaccine in 1796?

Jonas Salk developed the first vaccine against polio.