MEDICINE quiz
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Which organ does glaucoma affect?
It leads to the death of retinal ganglion cells.
Is Ebola hemorrhagic fever caused by a bacterium?
- No
- Yes
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a dangerous infectious disease caused by the Ebola virus.
What is the disorder marked by a hard-to-resist urge to steal called?
The name comes from the Greek "kleptein", to steal.
Who developed the rabies vaccine?
In 1885 Pasteur gave the vaccine to 9-year-old Joseph Meister, who had been bitten by a rabid dog – the boy survived. Edward Jenner, for his part, developed the smallpox vaccine.
What is the science of human body movement called?
The name comes from the Greek words "kinein", to move, and "logos".
Is tincture of iodine a solution of iodine in ethanol?
- No
- Yes
It is also called iodine tincture.
Which blood group has neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies in its plasma?
People with this group are called universal recipients.
Does insulin lower or raise blood sugar levels?
Glucagon has the opposite effect.
Which specialist diagnoses and rehabilitates disorders of the musculoskeletal system (bones, joints, muscles)?
What is the incurable neurodegenerative disease described in 1906, the most common form of dementia, called?
It is named after the German neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer, who first described it.
What does a person with anhedonia not feel?
The severity of anhedonia is assessed with tools such as the SHAPS scale.
Is a neurotransmitter an organ or a chemical compound?
Its molecules carry signals between neurons across synapses.
In what year did Alexander Fleming discover penicillin?
You can be off by 10 years.
1928
What do the Greek words from which the name schizophrenia derives mean?
The words are "schizein" and "phrēn". Schizophrenia belongs to the group of psychoses.
What is favism?
Favism is an inherited deficiency of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase that can lead to the breakdown of red blood cells. The name comes from the Latin name of the fava bean (Vicia faba), because symptoms can appear after eating it. Not to be confused with Fauvism, a movement in painting.
What does the Greek word from which "anatomy" derives mean?
The word anatome comes from the verb anatemnein, meaning "to cut up".
What causes syphilis?
What does a person with orthorexia become pathologically focused on?
This leads to significant dietary restrictions.
In what year did Karl Landsteiner discover and classify the blood groups?
You can be off by 25 years.
1901
It was in 1901.
Are mumps an infectious disease?
- No
- Yes
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