Deck 1: History of Medicine and Pharmacy

Question 1

The term apothecary means "pharmacist."

Answer 1

True
Apothecary is a Latin term for pharmacist.It also can be a place where drugs are sold.

Question 2

The first pharmacy operated by a registered pharmacist opened in what city in 1823?

A)New York
B)New Orleans
C)New Boston
D)None of the above

Answer 2

B
The first pharmacy operated by a registered pharmacist opened in New Orleans in 1823.

Question 3

What is the term used for a set of standards written by a hospital or insurance company for patient treatment?

A)Laws
B)Ethics
C)Dogma
D)Protocol

Answer 3

D
A protocol is a set of standards or guidelines within which a facility functions.

Question 4

The PTCB is a pharmacist organization that realized technicians would be better able to serve the patient with additional training.

Question 5

A protocol is a set of standards and guidelines within which a facility works.

Question 6

The side effects associated with the opioid receptors include all of the following except:

A)Analgesia
B)Respiratory depression
C)Pupil dilation
D)Euphoria

Question 7

The first pharmacy technicians were family members of the pharmacist.

Question 8

During the Civil War many soldiers died from:

A)Unsanitary conditions
B)Postsurgical infections
C)Gunshot wounds
D)All of the above

Question 9

What is the term for cutting a hole into the skull to give a disease a portal to leave the body?

A)Trephining
B)Blood letting
C)Leaching
D)Phrenology

Question 10

Over the years,the technician's job description has remained the same.

Question 11

Gerhard Domagk discovered sulfonamide,the first synthetic antibiotic.

Question 12

Leeches have the ability to remove dead skin because this is their main dietary intake.

Question 13

Alexander Fleming's experiments on pea plants were the basis for our understanding of genetics.

Question 14

Which scientist described much of the human anatomy based on the dissection of animals?

A)Hippocrates
B)Aristotle
C)Galen
D)Paracelsus

Question 15

Who introduced the art of treating an illness with one medication at a time?

A)Galen
B)Hippocrates
C)Bacon
D)Paracelsus

Question 16

Paracelsus was known as the father of medicine.

Question 17

Which physician introduced laudanum,which was used to relieve pain?

A)Hippocrates
B)Aristotle
C)Galen
D)Paracelsus

Question 18

A pharmacy technician can enter new prescriptions into the computer.

Question 19

Which of the following choices best describes sources of materials for remedies in ancient times?

A)Chemicals, minerals, vitamins
B)Minerals, animals, prayer
C)Minerals, animals, plants
D)Plants, seeds, leaves

Question 20

What is a code of beliefs based on tradition rather than fact?

A)Laws
B)Ethics
C)Dogma
D)Protocol

Question 21

Match the descriptions with the correct names.
a.Paracelsus
e.Hippocrates
b.Asclepius
f.Roger Bacon
c.Gregor Mendel
g.Galen
d.Aristotle
Greek physician

Question 22

Match the descriptions with the correct names.
a.Paracelsus
e.Hippocrates
b.Asclepius
f.Roger Bacon
c.Gregor Mendel
g.Galen
d.Aristotle
English scientist responsible for scientific methods

Question 23

Match the descriptions with the correct names.
a.Paracelsus
e.Hippocrates
b.Asclepius
f.Roger Bacon
c.Gregor Mendel
g.Galen
d.Aristotle
God of medicine

Question 24

Match the descriptions with the correct names.
a.Paracelsus
e.Hippocrates
b.Asclepius
f.Roger Bacon
c.Gregor Mendel
g.Galen
d.Aristotle
Father of medicine

Question 25

The concept that physicians act only for the good of the patient and keep confidential what they learn about their patients reflects the:

A)Galenic Oath
B)Corpus hippocratum
C)Hippocratic Oath
D)De Materia Medica

Question 26

Match the descriptions with the correct names.
a.Paracelsus
e.Hippocrates
b.Asclepius
f.Roger Bacon
c.Gregor Mendel
g.Galen
d.Aristotle
Scientist and monk

Question 27

The placebo effect:

A)Works from the outside of the body to the inside
B)Works by placing the drug over the area to be treated
C)Works because the patient strongly believes it will work
D)Works only after midnight

Question 28

Match the descriptions with the correct names.
a.Paracelsus
e.Hippocrates
b.Asclepius
f.Roger Bacon
c.Gregor Mendel
g.Galen
d.Aristotle
Swiss physician,philosopher,and scientist

Question 29

Match the descriptions with the correct names.
a.Paracelsus
e.Hippocrates
b.Asclepius
f.Roger Bacon
c.Gregor Mendel
g.Galen
d.Aristotle
Greek scientist and philosopher