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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the first correctly diagnosed myocardial infarction occur?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1878.
(d) 1912.

2. Who wrote Researches into the Physical History of Mankind?
(a) James Cowles Prichard.
(b) Harvey Nuland.
(c) Charles Kingsley.
(d) Phil Whiting.

3. According to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 3, the molecules in a living organism are what?
(a) Subject to mutation.
(b) Infinite.
(c) Not subject to mutation.
(d) Finite.

4. A person’s heart rate does what annually as they age, according to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 3?
(a) Increases.
(b) Decreases.
(c) Begins to stagger.
(d) Remains stagnant.

5. What is the second of the seven most common causes of death for 85% of the elderly population, as discussed in Chapter 4?
(a) Hypertention.
(b) Decreased resistance to infection.
(c) Transient ischemic attack.
(d) Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Nuland discuss that is also called also called coronary artery or coronary heart disease in Chapter 1?

2. What does TIA stand for?

3. What is the first of the four degrees of incoherence discussed in Chapter 5?

4. The lower chambers of the human heart are referred to by what name?

5. According to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 5, as the parts of the brain affected by Alzheimer's increase, eventually the awareness of one's surrounding will be lost, as will what?

(see the answer key)

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