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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dr. Nuland’s grandmother eventually die from?
(a) Asphyxia.
(b) Myocardial infarction.
(c) A stroke.
(d) Dementia.

2. According to the author in Chapter 6, lack of oxygen to any major organ can induce what?
(a) Cellular aging.
(b) Shock.
(c) Dementia.
(d) Obtundation.

3. What refers to systematic study of the unique chemical fingerprints that specific cellular processes leave behind?
(a) Chemotherapy.
(b) Microbiology.
(c) Metabolomics.
(d) Pathophysiology.

4. What word from Chapter 10 refers to any abnormal new growth of tissue, or tumor?
(a) Embolus.
(b) Aphasia.
(c) Neoplasm.
(d) Pandemic.

5. According to the author in Chapter 10, contemporary medicine is responsible for the five-year remission rate of childhood leukemia now being nearly what percent?
(a) 45%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 60%.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 3, heart muscle and brain cells are unable to do what?

2. When was Percival Pott born?

3. How old was Katie Mason when she died?

4. How old was Dr. Nuland’s grandmother when he was born?

5. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act in the United States, children under what age may not be employed?

(see the answer key)

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