Surgery

1. 1Why did the period 1850 - 1870 became known as the period of surgery?

   1. AThe number of deaths increased
   2. BSurgery became more successful
   3. CSurgery became less painful
2. 2Why did 'the blessing of new anaesthetics also led to its own defeat'?

   1. AMore operations carried out for smaller problems
   2. BLots of experiments
   3. CSurgeons didn't care about pain
3. 3What did Semmelweis try to enforce at Vienna's maternal hospital, in 1850?

   1. AHand washing
   2. BThe use of antiseptics
   3. CThe idea of germ theory
4. 4In [blank_start]1628[blank_end], [blank_start]William Harvey[blank_end] proved blood circulation.

   1. A1628
   2. B1728
   3. C1828
   4. D1621
   5. E1721
   6. FWilliam Harvey
   7. GLouis Pasteur
   8. HJoseph Lister
5. 5Karl [blank_start]Lansteiner[blank_end] identified different blood groups in [blank_start]1901[blank_end].

   1. A1901
   2. B1906
   3. C1894
   4. D1898
   5. ELansteiner
   6. FLancaster
   7. GLister
   8. HLynsor
6. 6James Blundell attempted the first blood transfusion in...

   1. A1818
   2. B1820
   3. C1810
   4. D1828
   5. E1814
   6. F1824
7. 7During [blank_start]WW1[blank_end], in [blank_start]1915[blank_end], Richard Lewisohn found that sodium citrate stopped blood from clotting.

   1. AWW1
   2. BWW2
   3. CBoer War
   4. DCold War
   5. E1915
   6. F1918
   7. G1981
   8. H1992
   9. I1942
   10. J1939
   11. K1901
   12. L1887
8. 8Richard Weil discovered that blood could be...

   1. ARefrigerated
   2. BStored
   3. CWeaked
   4. DClotted using sodium citrate
9. 9Gillies was a [blank_start]French[blank_end] surgeon who was way ahead in plastic surgery. He taught himself by [blank_start]watching others[blank_end]. He used a [blank_start]'pedicle'[blank_end] technique to carry out tricky plastic surgery, during [blank_start]WW1[blank_end].

   1. AWW1
   2. BWW2
   3. CFrench
   4. DEnglish
   5. EAmerican
   6. FGerman
   7. GWatching others
   8. HTrial and error
   9. IReading books
   10. J'pedicle'
   11. K'pedistool'
   12. L'pedinkle'
10. 10What type of fuel burns did McIndoe have to deal with?

    1. AAviation
    2. BEngine
    3. CMotor

11. 11McIndoe was the first surgeon who used [blank_start]Psychology[blank_end] to make soldiers feel better.

    1. APsychology
    2. BAnaesthetics
    3. CDrugs
12. 12Keyhole surgery is a better alternative to open surgery as it can be [blank_start]less damaging to the bosy[blank_end]

    1. ALess damaging to the body
    2. BLess expensive
    3. CLess risk for infection
    4. DMore widely used
13. 13Why are xray's used?

    1. ALess Expensive
    2. BReduce risk of surgery
    3. CPeople can have more confidence
14. 14In modern surgery, less operations are taking place because...

    1. AIts more expensive
    2. BSurgery isn't the answer to everything
    3. CThere are less surgeons than before
15. 15Which was developed more?

    1. ASugery
    2. BDrug Treatment
16. 16What was the first anaesthetic by Humphrey Davy?

    1. ANitrous Oxide 1799
    2. BChloroform 1847
    3. CEther 1842
17. 17Who came up with Ether as an Anaesthetic in 1842?

    1. ALister
    2. BListon
    3. CListening
18. 18Chloroform was the most effective anaesthetic in the early periods of surgery in the nineteenth century by Simpson. What year was it first used by him?

    1. A1900
    2. B1847
    3. C1852
    4. D1912
19. 19Loss of blood was the last problem to be solved in surgery. Which one of the following is a cure for blood loss?

    1. APenicillin- 1940s Florey and Chain
    2. BAseptic surgery- 1880s Robert Koch
    3. CAnti clotting agent- 1914
20. 20Why was the use of Ether stopped?

    1. AIt caused unexplained deaths
    2. BIt caused pneumonia
    3. Cit didn't work
21. 21What suddenly made Chloroform popular?

    1. AQueen Victoria used it during childbirth so it was seen as socially acceptable
    2. BSimpson ran out around the streets promoting it to surgeons
    3. CBarber surgeons promoted it as a wonder drug for surgery to gain more custumers
22. 22In what year were blood groups discovered?

    1. A1901
    2. B1900
    3. C1800
23. 23Who was the first person to discover penicillin mould?

    1. AKoch
    2. BListon
    3. CFleming
    4. DFlorey and Chain
24. 24In what year did Alexander Fleming find the penicillin mould?

    1. A1928
    2. B1933
    3. C1940
    4. D1922
25. 25Who came up with aseptic surgery?

    1. AFleming
    2. BPasteur
    3. CKoch
26. 26What did Lister use in the 1860s?

    1. ACarbolic Acid spray
    2. BBlood banks
    3. CCauterisation

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Key facts and names that you need toknow for Medicine Through Time- Surgery, for the history GCSE by OCR

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