Exploring Medicine Chapters 16-20 Flashcards
Roentgen called his discovery x-rays because they were
unknown
Why did Dr. Domagk refuse the Nobel Prize?
Hitler ordered him to turn it down
Becquerel’s film was exposed by
an ore on his desk
Christian Eijkman concluded that beriberi could be prevented by
eating brown rice
fought infection by keeping bacteria out of the body
Joseph Lister
Beriberi means
I cannot
Are there other molds aside from penicillin that fight infection?
yes
The year 1895 marked the first year of the
second scientific revolution
warned about the dangers of x-rays
Thomas Edison
What are some ways x-rays can be used?
find bullets in a body
tell if a leg is broken
find decayed spots on teeth
Where does penicillin come from?
a type of bread mold
served as a medic during World War I
Gerhard Domagk
The one who discovered that pitchblend is radioactive was
Henri Becquerel
X-rays are actually streams of
high-power light rays
Iodine in the diet prevents what?
goiter
developed vaccination
Edward Jenner
The one who coined the name radioactivity
Marie Curie
Pitchblende is an ore of
uranium
Did Christian Eijkman first believe beriberi to be a dietary disease?
no
was the first to experiment with high-voltage electrical discharge in a vacuum tube
William Crookes
The one who discovered x-rays
Wilhelm Roentgen
Is a radioactive element used to coat bullets?
no
invented a barium sulfate milk shake to show soft body parts by x-rays
Walter Cannon
Is penicillin toxic to humans in its original form?
no
Has the study of x-rays had an impact on the world today?
yes
Can a lack of vitamins and minerals in the diet cause serious ilnesses?
yes
Gerhard Domagk studied uses of dyes in
medicine
the first person to glimpse bacteria
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
The staph bacteria had been dissolved by a mold spore that
came in through an open window
Dr. Florey’s advantages were that he had a well-equipped laboratory and
a brilliant assistant
Once a wonder drug kills a type of micro-organism is it true that it will never be a threat again?
no
discovered x-rays
Wilhelm Roentgen
Cathode rays are actualy streams of
high speed electrons
Christian Eijkman went to ___ to treat beriberi
Java in the Pacific
brought news of sulfa drugs to America
Perrin H. Long
The treatment of President Franklin Roosevelt’s son
made newspaper headlines
At St. Mary’s, Dr. Fleming’s conference room was __
a park bench
