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Bill Nye Discoveries is Medicine Video
1. What is the 1st discovery that is talked about?
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2. In what period was the science of human anatomy born?
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3. Who dissected the first human body?
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4. When was the first anatomy book published?
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5. Why is that book considered one of the greatest books in medical literature?
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6. What is the 2nd greatest discovery?
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7. How far would all the blood vessels reach if they were placed in a line?
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8. What did Harvey discover in his dissections of the heart?
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9. What device in surgery is used to keep the circulation of blood in tact? (A simple device)
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10. What is the 3rd greatest discovery?
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11. What Austrian physician discovered blood types?
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12. How many blood groups did he determine there are?
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13. How often are blood transfusions performed in the US today?
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14. What is the 4th greatest discovery?
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15. What is ether a mix of?
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16. What medicine did Queen Victoria ask for during childbirth?
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17. What is the 5th greatest discovery?
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18. What does the “x” in the word x-ray stand for?
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19. Was there world-wide controversy once x-ray was discovered?
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20. What is the 6th greatest discovery?
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21. What percentage of moms died in the ward where the physicians delivered babies?
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22. What percentage of moms died in the ward where the midwives delivered babies?
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23. How long after Semmelweiss’ discovery did it take for Pasteur to investigate the cause of infectious diseases?
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24. The germ theory marks the beginning of what?
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25. What is the 7th greatest discovery?
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26. Which disease lead to the discovery of the smallpox vaccine?
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27. What is the 8th greatest discovery?
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28. What food was given to sailors to prevent scurvy?
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29. What is the 9th greatest discovery?
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30. Penicillin is known as what?
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31. What is the 10th greatest discovery?
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32. What is the 11th greatest discovery?
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33. What does insulin help to treat?
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34. What animal’s insulin is the closest match to human insulin?
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35. How many Americans rely on insulin to control diabetes?
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36. What is the 12th greatest discovery?
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37. What are cancer causing genes called?
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38. What is the 13th greatest discovery?
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39. When did the CDC give “AIDS” its name?
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40. What is the difference between HIV and other viruses?
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