chapter 3

Question 1

genomic testing

Answer 1

the use of specific test to check for the presence of inherited genes known to cause disease

Question 2

the two main types of stem cells

Answer 2

embryonic and adult

Question 3

cloning

Question 4

what did the chinese use to relieve congestion and pain?

Answer 4

acupuncture or puncture of the skin by needles

Question 5

who was hippocrates?

Answer 5

he was known as the father of medicine: he developed an organized method to observe the human body, recorded signs and symptoms of many diseases.

Question 6

pandemic

Answer 6

worldwide: effecting every county

Question 7

who invented the microscope?

Answer 7

antonvan leeuwenhoek

Question 8

who created the thermometer?

Answer 8

gabriel fahrenheit

Question 9

what year was the thermometer created?

Answer 9

1714

Question 10

what year was the microscope created?

Answer 10

1666

Question 11

who developed a vaccination for small pox?

Answer 11

edward jenner

Question 12

when was the vaccination for small pox developed?

Answer 12

1796

Question 13

who started one of the the first training programs for nurses in 1836?

Answer 13

theodore flidner

Question 14

who was florence nightingale?

Answer 14

the founder of modern nursing

Question 15

who founded the american red cross in 1881?

Answer 15

clara barton

Question 16

who established principles of heredity and dominant/recessive patterns during the 19th century

Answer 16

gregory mendel

Question 17

who isolated radium?

Answer 17

marie curie in 1910

Question 18

who discovered penicillin in 1928?

Answer 18

sir alexander fleming

Question 19

who completed the first successful heart transplant?

Answer 19

christian barnard in 1968

Question 20

who drew the body accurately by using human dissection?

Answer 20

michelangelo and leonardo da vinci

Question 21

what was michelangelo and leonardo da vinci’s painting called?

Answer 21

man

Question 22

cost containment

Answer 22

trying to control the rising cost of health care

Question 23

what are home health care agencies designed for?

Answer 23

to provide care in a patients home

Question 24

geriatric care

Answer 24

caring for the elderly

Question 25

The omnibus budget reconciliation act (OBRA) of 1987

Answer 25

established regulations for the education and certification of nursing assistants

Question 26

outpatients

Answer 26

patients who are not admitted to the hospital

Question 27

What is telemedicine?

Answer 27

involves to use of video, audio, and computer systems to provide medical and/or health care services

Question 28

whats wellness

Answer 28

the state of being in optimum (good) health with a balanced relationship between physical, mental, and social health, is another trend in health care.

Question 30

Holistic health care

Answer 30

promotes physical, emotional, social,intellectual, and spiritual wellbeing by treating the whole body, mind and spirit.

Question 31

acupressure

Answer 31

applied with fingers, palms, thumbs, or elbows to specific pressure points of the body to stimulate and balance the flow of energy

Question 32

what is the purpose of national center for complementary and alternative medicine? (NCCAM)

Answer 32

to research the various therapies and determine standards of quality care

Question 33

who discovered x rays?

Answer 33

wilhelm rontgen

Question 34

what animal has been cloned

Answer 34

sheep

Question 35

what was the average life span in the middle age?

Answer 35

20-35

Question 36

name the pledge many doctors still take today

Answer 36

hippocratic oath

Question 37

what was the black death

Answer 37

a plague in the 14th century

Question 38

WHO?

Answer 38

world health care organization

Question 39

genomic testing

Answer 39

use of specific tests to check for inherited genes known to cause disease

Question 40

stem cell research

Answer 40

studies stem cells and cells that are capable of becoming any specialized cells in the body

Question 41

two main types of stem cells

Answer 41

embryonic and adult