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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was James McCarty when he was admitted to the university hospital where Dr. Nuland worked?
(a) 35.
(b) 18.
(c) 52.
(d) 43.

3. Virology is a sub-specialty of what scientific study?
(a) Microbiology.
(b) Archeology.
(c) Epidemiology.
(d) Neurology.

4. What word from Chapter 8 refers to a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation?
(a) Aphasia.
(b) Atria.
(c) Dementia.
(d) Stigma.

5. What refers to the treatment of cancer with an antineoplastic drug or with a combination of such drugs into a standardized treatment regimen?
(a) Plasmatherapy.
(b) Gammatherapy.
(c) Chromotherapy.
(d) Chemotherapy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the process by which the ability to grow new cells or perform exchanges in muscle, cells, or molecules becomes impossible?

2. What term, commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die?

3. What term from Chapter 6 refers to something pertaining to or symptomatic of agony, especially paroxysmal distress, as the death throes?

4. What is a common refrain of doctors and nurses in the treatment of the terminally ill, according to the author in Chapter 11?

5. Who is quoted with the following statement in Chapter 6: “Man is an obligate aerobe”?

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