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Immediately a er his one year of surgical residence at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, Fred
Ban ng
Opened his own prac ce to see pa ents
In 1889, Oscar Minkowski removed an organ from a dog. The dog subsequently developed
symptoms similar to diabetes pa ents. What was the organ?
Pancreas
Fred Ban ng grew up:
On a farm
In 1921, how could you diagnose diabetes?
With a urine test
Choose the two main func ons of the pancreas: (Select 2 of the 4 answers)
It produces and secretes diges ve enzymes into the stomach & It controls glucose level in the
blood stream through the secre on of insulin
Charles Evan Hughes, the US Secretary of State in 1920, was diagnosed with diabetes in 1920.
False
Blood test are only for measuring the number of red blood cells a person has.
False
In 1921, picric acid was used as a
both a common laboratory reagent and an explosive for ar llery shells
Fred Ban ng performed his experiments on dogs at
University of Toronto
In 1920 the company Eli Lilly was known for manufacturing
Capsules for drugs