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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the number three killer of the elderly, according to the author in Chapter 4?
(a) Strokes.
(b) Cellular aging.
(c) Acute infection.
(d) AIDS.

2. What was the profession of James McCarty?
(a) A construction executive.
(b) An auto mechanic.
(c) A real estate agent.
(d) A plumber.

3. What word in Chapter 7 refers to a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from being unable to breathe normally?
(a) Pandemic.
(b) Asphyxia.
(c) Dementia.
(d) Obtundation.

4. What refers to systematic study of the unique chemical fingerprints that specific cellular processes leave behind?
(a) Chemotherapy.
(b) Metabolomics.
(c) Microbiology.
(d) Pathophysiology.

5. What was the name of Dr. Nuland’s brother?
(a) Edmond Nuland.
(b) Robert Nuland.
(c) Harvey Nuland.
(d) Roger Nuland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term from Chapter 7 refers to less than full mental capacity in a medical patient?

2. In examining the “Near-Death Experience” in Chapter 6, Dr. Nuland presents statistics from the case studies of what psychologist?

3. According to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 3, the molecules in a living organism are what?

4. According to the author in Chapter 7, the combination of accidents, suicide, and euthanasia comprise one of the foremost causes of death in those under what age?

5. What refers to an often serious and body-altering physical injury, such as the removal of a limb?

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