Medicine in the Middle Ages (800-1400 CE)
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What is one of the potential future advancements mentioned in the text?

  • Genetic manipulation to prevent inherited disease (correct)
  • Cure for diabetes
  • Implantable artificial heart
  • Average lifespan 50-75 years
  • In which century were stem cells first used in the treatments of disease?

  • 22nd century
  • 20th century
  • 21st century (correct)
  • 19th century
  • What was one of the advancements made in the 21st century regarding artificial organs?

  • Implanted the first artificial kidney
  • Implanted the first artificial liver
  • Implanted the first artificial lung
  • Implanted the first artificial heart (correct)
  • Which development led to increased research in the treatment of cancer and other diseases?

    <p>Stem cells in treatments of disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When were vaccinations for cervical cancer and herpes zoster found?

    <p>2006</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During the Renaissance, what major advancement in medical understanding occurred?

    <p>Dissection of the body for increased understanding of anatomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What major contribution did Al-Razi make to the field of medicine?

    <p>Promoted an ethical approach to treating patients</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which invention allowed physicians in the 16th and 17th centuries to see disease-causing organisms?

    <p>Microscope</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a notable achievement of Ambroise Pare in the field of medicine?

    <p>Established use of ligatures to stop bleeding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which century saw the discovery of anesthesia, microorganisms, and vaccination leading to rapid advancements in medicine?

    <p>19th century</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a significant development in the 20th century regarding the understanding of blood?

    <p>Knowledge about ABO blood groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

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