Technology: Engineering & Design

Chapter 26: Medical Technologies

Self-Check Quizzes

1.
The process of creating resistance in the body by stimulating the production of antibodies is called
A)immunization.
B)diagnostics.
C)antibiotics.
D)bioremediation.
2.
The use of heat or chemicals to kills pathogens on objects and surfaces is
A)pasteurization.
B)telemedicine.
C)sterilization.
D)forensic medicine.
3.
Making things that people can use easily, safely, and comfortably is a major objective of
A)medical engineering.
B)nanotechnology.
C)cryotechnology.
D)human factors engineering.
4.
A biotechnology that involves splicing foreign genes into the DNA of a living cell is
A)medical imaging.
B)recombinant DNA.
C)cryosurgery.
D)cloning.
5.
If a medical researcher designs a highly sophisticated prosthetic device, that device will probably be of greatest use to
A)medical lab workers.
B)personnel working in an automated medical records installation.
C)a person who has a missing or defective body part.
D)students in medical school.
6.
Although coal is a "dirty" fuel, a particular coal-burning power plant meets tough environmental regulations because it
A)is situated downwind from populated areas.
B)cuts back on electricity output.
C)tries to use the least-polluting grade of coal.
D)has scrubbers installed.
7.
The cleansing of oil-polluted ground by means of petroleum-digesting microbes is an example of
A)nanotechnology.
B)bioremediation.
C)ergonomics.
D)forensics.
8.
Which technology is useful as a diagnostic tool?
A)pasteurization
B)prosthetics
C)immunization
D)medical imaging
9.
Which organism would not be classed as a pathogen?
A)the virus that causes influenza
B)a fungus that causes swelling and itching underneath the toenails
C)a bacterium normally found in the intestines of healthy people
D)the strain of bacteria that causes stomach ulcers
10.
An unspecialized cell that is capable of changing into any number of specialized body cells is a(n)
A)antibody.
B)erythrocyte.
C)leukocyte.
D)stem cell.
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