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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word used in Chapter 4 refers to a serious loss of global cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be expected from normal aging?
(a) Obtundation.
(b) Dementia.
(c) Metastasis.
(d) Aphasia.

2. What director of the autopsy service of the Yale-New Haven Hospital does Dr. Nuland credit for his assistance in Chapter 4?
(a) G.J. Walker Smith, M.D.
(b) John Seidman.
(c) James Cowles Prichard.
(d) John Webster.

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

4. How old was James McCarty when he was admitted to the university hospital where Dr. Nuland worked?
(a) 18.
(b) 43.
(c) 35.
(d) 52.

5. What refers to neurotransmitters that are produced by the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus in vertebrates during exercise, excitement, pain, consumption of spicy food, love and orgasm?
(a) Metabolomics.
(b) Endorphins.
(c) Atria.
(d) Ventricles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was William Osler born?

2. What is the second of the seven most common causes of death for 85% of the elderly population, as discussed in Chapter 4?

3. What is the title of Chapter 3 of the book?

4. How many years had Dr. Nuland spent in the medical profession when How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter was published?

5. Where was Irv Lipsiner when he suffered from complete cardiac heart failure, according to the author in Chapter 1?

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