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The science of _______________ is concerned with the structure of the human body. |
| | A) | biology |
| | B) | physiology |
| | C) | anatomy |
| | D) | embalming |
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What was one of the main forces that stifled the study of anatomy through use of cadavers during several historic periods? |
| | A) | Greek ideals |
| | B) | religion |
| | C) | Roman conquests |
| | D) | lack of cadavers |
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In what way was the knowledge of anatomy significant during the prescientific period? |
| | A) | People learned about the anatomy of prey animals, which helped them survive. |
| | B) | It led to the proposal of the cell theory. |
| | C) | De Luzzi was able to prepare his dissection guide. |
| | D) | Some people were able to survive trepanation. |
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Who is believed to have written the very first manual on anatomy? |
| | A) | Aristotle, 350 B.C. |
| | B) | Galen, 150 A.D. |
| | C) | Menes, 3400 B.C. |
| | D) | Leonardo da Vinci, 1500 A.D. |
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What was one of the great medical achievements of the ancient Chinese that is gaining acceptance today? |
| | A) | use of cadavers for anatomical study |
| | B) | embalming |
| | C) | scientific method |
| | D) | acupuncture |
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What early Greek physician developed the idea that the body had four humors, each associated with a body organ? |
| | A) | Homer |
| | B) | Hippocrates |
| | C) | Herophilus |
| | D) | Alexander the Great |
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Anatomy flourished during the time of ______________, in part because of vivisection performed on condemned criminals. |
| | A) | Alexander the Great |
| | B) | Herophilus |
| | C) | Erasistratus |
| | D) | Celsus |
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Who is considered to be the most influential writer of all time on medical subjects? |
| | A) | Erasistratus |
| | B) | Celsus |
| | C) | Herophilus |
| | D) | Galen |
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What was a significant contribution of the Islamic world to anatomy during the Dark Ages in Europe? |
| | A) | New methods of embalming cadavers were developed. |
| | B) | standardization of medical terminology in Latin and Greek |
| | C) | Islamic people saved the writings of Aristotle, Galen, and others. |
| | D) | The Islamic people were great herbalists. |
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Who was the first of the Renaissance period to boldly challenge the long-held teachings of Galen? |
| | A) | Vesalius |
| | B) | Leonardo da Vinci |
| | C) | William of Saliceto |
| | D) | Mondino de' Luzzi |
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During the 1500's, ______________ established that blood is in continuous circulation in the vessels. |
| | A) | Harvey |
| | B) | Michelangelo |
| | C) | Leeuwenhoek |
| | D) | Vesalius |
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Whose belief was it that a spermatozoan contained a miniature human or " homunculus"? |
| | A) | Harvey |
| | B) | Michelangelo |
| | C) | Leeuwenhoek |
| | D) | Leonardo da Vinci |
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To whom do we credit the components of the cell theory? |
| | A) | Matthias Schleiden |
| | B) | Theodor Schwann |
| | C) | Rudolf Virchow |
| | D) | All of these are correct. |
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What was one of the significant contributions of the twentieth century to the science of anatomy? |
| | A) | development of the light microscope |
| | B) | finalization of the cell theory |
| | C) | simplification and standardization of nomenclature |
| | D) | All of these are correct. |
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Various techniques of radiology provide a means of observing structures within the living body. Which technique permits the study of body systems through the use of motion picture radiographs? |
| | A) | computerized axial tomography |
| | B) | cineradiography |
| | C) | dynamic spacial reconstructor |
| | D) | magnetic resonance imaging |
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