U1 - THE RISE OF MODERN MEDICINE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
Anesthesia - ANSWER A medication or gas used to induce a state where the patient will feel no pain.
Collaboration - ANSWER People working together for a common goal.
Epidemiology - ANSWER The study of infectious disease.
Radiation - ANSWER High-energy waves that can cause damage to cells.
Radiation Therapy - ANSWER Treatment that uses high-energy concentrated radiation to kill cells that
make up tumors or other lesions.
Radiologic - ANSWER Technology: the use of diagnostic x-ray equipment.
Which statement best describes the rise of modern medicine? - ANSWER Technology, collaboration, and
innovation were responsible for the advances in modern medicine.
The ease of travel in the 1900s played a role in the advancement of medicine. Based on this lesson,
which statement best describes why the access to transportation was important? - ANSWER
Transportation helped doctors come together to collaborate on projects.
Astronauts' use of space vehicles and robotic arms led to inventing some high-tech prosthetic limbs used
in the medical field today. - ANSWER True.
Advancements in medical technology often lead to new careers. - ANSWER True.
The discovery of x-rays and radiation was very important to the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
What technologies came from this discovery? - ANSWER Both radiation therapy and diagnostic x-rays.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
Anesthesia - ANSWER A medication or gas used to induce a state where the patient will feel no pain.
Collaboration - ANSWER People working together for a common goal.
Epidemiology - ANSWER The study of infectious disease.
Radiation - ANSWER High-energy waves that can cause damage to cells.
Radiation Therapy - ANSWER Treatment that uses high-energy concentrated radiation to kill cells that
make up tumors or other lesions.
Radiologic - ANSWER Technology: the use of diagnostic x-ray equipment.
Which statement best describes the rise of modern medicine? - ANSWER Technology, collaboration, and
innovation were responsible for the advances in modern medicine.
The ease of travel in the 1900s played a role in the advancement of medicine. Based on this lesson,
which statement best describes why the access to transportation was important? - ANSWER
Transportation helped doctors come together to collaborate on projects.
Astronauts' use of space vehicles and robotic arms led to inventing some high-tech prosthetic limbs used
in the medical field today. - ANSWER True.
Advancements in medical technology often lead to new careers. - ANSWER True.
The discovery of x-rays and radiation was very important to the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
What technologies came from this discovery? - ANSWER Both radiation therapy and diagnostic x-rays.
