Historical People In Healthcare

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1.

Who is the "Father of Medicine"?
- A.
  
  Sir Alexander Fleming
- B.
  
  Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
- C.
  
  Hippocrates
- D.
  
  Ben Carson
2.

Who invented the microscope to view microorganisms that cause disease?
- A.
  
  Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
- B.
  
  Hippocrates
- C.
  
  Wilhelm Roentgen
- D.
  
  Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin
3.

Who developed a vaccination for smallpox in 1796, a discovery that led to preventive medicine in public health?
- A.
  
  Ben Franklin
- B.
  
  Edward Jenner
- C.
  
  Robert Koch
- D.
  
  Joseph Lister
4.

Who invented bifocals and found that colds could be passed from person to person?
- A.
  
  Ben Franklin
- B.
  
  Louis Pasteur
- C.
  
  Christian Barnard
- D.
  
  Francis Crick and James Watson
5.

Who invented Penicillin?
- A.
  
  Rene Laennec
- B.
  
  Joseph Lister
- C.
  
  Sigmund Freud
- D.
  
  Sir Alexander Fleming
6.

Who invented the first telescope?
- A.
  
  Rene Laennec
- B.
  
  Elizabeth Blackwell
- C.
  
  Claud Bernard
- D.
  
  Florence Nightingale
7.

Who was the first female physician in the Us?
- A.
  
  Boris Yegorov
- B.
  
  Florence Nightingale
- C.
  
  Elizabeth Blackwell
- D.
  
  Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
8.

Founder of "Modern Nursing"
- A.
  
  Florence Nightingale
- B.
  
  Elizabeth Blackwell
- C.
  
  Clara Barton
- D.
  
  Boris Yegorov
9.

Germ theory proved miccroorganisms caused disease. Discovered rabies vaccine and that heat could destroy germs.--pasteurization. (Microbiology)
- A.
  
  Robert Koch
- B.
  
  Louis Pasteur
- C.
  
  Sigmund Freud
- D.
  
  Ben Carson
10.

1st doctor to use a antiseptic during surgery?
- A.
  
  Christian Barnard
- B.
  
  Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin
- C.
  
  Joseph Lister
- D.
  
  Dr. George Nicholas Papan Icolaau
11.

Formed the American Red Cross
- A.
  
  Clara Barton
- B.
  
  Florence Nightingale
- C.
  
  Elizabeth Blackwell
- D.
  
  Boris Yegorov
12.

Developed the culture plate method to identify pathogens. Isolated the bacterium that causes tuberculosis.
- A.
  
  Wilhelm Roentgen
- B.
  
  Robert Koch
- C.
  
  Ben Carson
- D.
  
  Claus Bernard
13.

Discovered X-Rays?
- A.
  
  Sigmund Freud
- B.
  
  Ben Carson
- C.
  
  Dr. George Nicholas Papan Icolaau
- D.
  
  Wilhelm Roentgen
14.

His studies were the basis for psycology and psychiatry?
- A.
  
  Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin
- B.
  
  Sigmund Freud
- C.
  
  Ben Carson
- D.
  
  Ben Franklin
15.

Discovered Polio Vaccine?
- A.
  
  Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin
- B.
  
  Edward Jenner
- C.
  
  Hippocrates
- D.
  
  Christian Barnard
16.

Described the structure of DNA
- A.
  
  Robert Koch
- B.
  
  Sir Alexander Fleming
- C.
  
  Edward Jenner
- D.
  
  Francis Crick and James Watson
17.

1st successful heart transplant was done by?
- A.
  
  Christian Barnard
- B.
  
  Ben Carson
- C.
  
  Edward Jenner
- D.
  
  Robert Koch
18.

Did surgerie to seperate conjoined twins?
- A.
  
  Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin
- B.
  
  Francis Crick and James Watson
- C.
  
  Sir Alexander Fleming
- D.
  
  Ben Carson
19.

Found philosopher of the pep smear?
- A.
  
  Boris Yegorov
- B.
  
  Dr. George Nicholas Papan Icolaau
- C.
  
  Sir Alexander Fleming
- D.
  
  Elizabeth Blackwell
20.

First physician in Space?
- A.
  
  Ben Carson
- B.
  
  Louis Pasteur
- C.
  
  Boris Yegorov
- D.
  
  Edward Jenner
21.

Founder of Modern Physiology?
- A.
  
  Claud Bernard
- B.
  
  Joseph Lister
- C.
  
  Wilhelm Roentgen
- D.
  
  Christian Barnard