behs103 quiz 5 (Graded)

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