M100 Study Guide Updated Actual
Question and Answer (2026/2027) |
Final Review
• Public health and sanitation systems were first developed by the ancient -✓✓ Romans
• A vaccination for smallpox was developed in the 18th century by -✓✓ Edward Jenner
• Disinfectants and antiseptics were first used to prevent infection during surgery by -✓✓
Joseph Lister
• Penicillin was discovered early in the 20th century by -✓✓ Sir Alexander Fleming
• Which term describes the use of complementary and alternative therapies combined
with mainstream medical treatments? -✓✓ Integrative health care
• What did primitive people think was the cause of disease and illness? -✓✓ Evil spirits
and demons
• Which diseases shortened the life span of individuals in the Middle Ages? (Select all
that apply.) -✓✓ Bubonic plague
Smallpox
Diphtheria
• What was the significance of the invention of the microscope in 1666? -✓✓ For the first
time it allowed physicians to look at germs that cause disease
• Which of the following contribute to high health care costs? -✓✓ Health care
technology
An aging population
Health-related lawsuits
• What helped medicine progress faster in the 20th century than in all previous periods
combined? -✓✓ Computer technology
• The study of the structure and function of proteins is called -✓✓ proteomics
• What characteristic best describes holistic health methods? -✓✓ In addition to
addressing physical symptoms, they consider the mind and soul
,• Which ancient group established that disease is caused by natural causes, not by
supernatural spirits and demons? -✓✓ Greeks
• During the Middle Ages, which group first required that physicians pass professional
exams and secure licenses to practice medicine? -✓✓ Arabs
• By the end of the 19th century average human life spans were -✓✓ 40 to 65 years
• The discovery of the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) by Crick and Watson in
the 20th century has enabled scientists to -✓✓ begin research on ways to cure inherited
diseases
• Diagnostic related groups, commonly called DRGs, place limits on the amounts that
_______________ will pay for treating specific health conditions -✓✓ Medicaid and
Medicare
• A fast-growing area of health care is geriatric care, which refers to care for -✓✓ older
adults
• The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, commonly called OBRA, requires
states to establish training and testing standards for which group of health care
workers? -✓✓ Nursing and geriatric assistants
• The use of video, audio, and computer systems to provide health care is called -✓✓
telemedicine
• Which statement describes complementary therapies? -✓✓ Methods of treatment that
are used along with conventional medical therapies
• Which practitioner uses spinal manipulation, massage, and exercise to adjust
vertebrae and restore energy flow? -✓✓ Chiropractor
• Which of the following is an example of a complementary and alternative therapy? -✓✓
Biofeedback
• Who was called the "Father of Medicine"? -✓✓ Hippocrates
• Who discovered a device that allows visualization of organisms too small to be seen
by the naked eye? -✓✓ Anton van Leeuwenhoek
• The term outpatient refers to patients who are -✓✓ given treatment but are not
admitted to a hospital
, • The main focus of a health maintenance organization (HMO) is to provide -✓✓
preventive health care
• Which government agency is responsible for regulating food and drug products sold in
the United States? -✓✓ FDA
• The American Diabetes Association is an example of a -✓✓ nonprofit agency
• What is a preferred provider organization (PPO)? -✓✓ Group of health care providers
who contract to provide certain types of health care to specific groups of people at
reduced rates
• Medicare is a government insurance program that helps cover the cost of health care
for -✓✓ most people over the age of 65 and certain disabled persons
• Which statement best describes the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act (HIPAA)? -✓✓ It is health insurance regulation that consists of five major
components addressing a variety of concerns
• Which of the following statements regarding voluntary or nonprofit agencies is not
true? -✓✓ Each individual agency targets a wide range of health issues
• Which of the following is not part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act (HIPAA)? -✓✓ Requires all individuals to obtain health insurance or pay a fine
• What is the principle behind managed care? -✓✓ To provide health care to a group of
patients efficiently and with a purpose
• What is the purpose for an organizational structure in a health care facility? -✓✓ To
establish a chain of command and describe areas of responsibility in the organization
• U.S. health care spending is expected to -✓✓ increase by 2025
• What types of conditions are diagnosed in orthopedic hospitals? -✓✓ Those dealing
with the bones, joints, and muscles
• The main reason for the increasing number of long-term care facilities is the -✓✓
growth in the number of older adults
• An urgent care facility is an example of a -✓✓ clinic or satellite center
• Hospice agencies provide care and services for -✓✓ terminally ill persons with life
expectancies of 6 months or less
Question and Answer (2026/2027) |
Final Review
• Public health and sanitation systems were first developed by the ancient -✓✓ Romans
• A vaccination for smallpox was developed in the 18th century by -✓✓ Edward Jenner
• Disinfectants and antiseptics were first used to prevent infection during surgery by -✓✓
Joseph Lister
• Penicillin was discovered early in the 20th century by -✓✓ Sir Alexander Fleming
• Which term describes the use of complementary and alternative therapies combined
with mainstream medical treatments? -✓✓ Integrative health care
• What did primitive people think was the cause of disease and illness? -✓✓ Evil spirits
and demons
• Which diseases shortened the life span of individuals in the Middle Ages? (Select all
that apply.) -✓✓ Bubonic plague
Smallpox
Diphtheria
• What was the significance of the invention of the microscope in 1666? -✓✓ For the first
time it allowed physicians to look at germs that cause disease
• Which of the following contribute to high health care costs? -✓✓ Health care
technology
An aging population
Health-related lawsuits
• What helped medicine progress faster in the 20th century than in all previous periods
combined? -✓✓ Computer technology
• The study of the structure and function of proteins is called -✓✓ proteomics
• What characteristic best describes holistic health methods? -✓✓ In addition to
addressing physical symptoms, they consider the mind and soul
,• Which ancient group established that disease is caused by natural causes, not by
supernatural spirits and demons? -✓✓ Greeks
• During the Middle Ages, which group first required that physicians pass professional
exams and secure licenses to practice medicine? -✓✓ Arabs
• By the end of the 19th century average human life spans were -✓✓ 40 to 65 years
• The discovery of the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) by Crick and Watson in
the 20th century has enabled scientists to -✓✓ begin research on ways to cure inherited
diseases
• Diagnostic related groups, commonly called DRGs, place limits on the amounts that
_______________ will pay for treating specific health conditions -✓✓ Medicaid and
Medicare
• A fast-growing area of health care is geriatric care, which refers to care for -✓✓ older
adults
• The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, commonly called OBRA, requires
states to establish training and testing standards for which group of health care
workers? -✓✓ Nursing and geriatric assistants
• The use of video, audio, and computer systems to provide health care is called -✓✓
telemedicine
• Which statement describes complementary therapies? -✓✓ Methods of treatment that
are used along with conventional medical therapies
• Which practitioner uses spinal manipulation, massage, and exercise to adjust
vertebrae and restore energy flow? -✓✓ Chiropractor
• Which of the following is an example of a complementary and alternative therapy? -✓✓
Biofeedback
• Who was called the "Father of Medicine"? -✓✓ Hippocrates
• Who discovered a device that allows visualization of organisms too small to be seen
by the naked eye? -✓✓ Anton van Leeuwenhoek
• The term outpatient refers to patients who are -✓✓ given treatment but are not
admitted to a hospital
, • The main focus of a health maintenance organization (HMO) is to provide -✓✓
preventive health care
• Which government agency is responsible for regulating food and drug products sold in
the United States? -✓✓ FDA
• The American Diabetes Association is an example of a -✓✓ nonprofit agency
• What is a preferred provider organization (PPO)? -✓✓ Group of health care providers
who contract to provide certain types of health care to specific groups of people at
reduced rates
• Medicare is a government insurance program that helps cover the cost of health care
for -✓✓ most people over the age of 65 and certain disabled persons
• Which statement best describes the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act (HIPAA)? -✓✓ It is health insurance regulation that consists of five major
components addressing a variety of concerns
• Which of the following statements regarding voluntary or nonprofit agencies is not
true? -✓✓ Each individual agency targets a wide range of health issues
• Which of the following is not part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act (HIPAA)? -✓✓ Requires all individuals to obtain health insurance or pay a fine
• What is the principle behind managed care? -✓✓ To provide health care to a group of
patients efficiently and with a purpose
• What is the purpose for an organizational structure in a health care facility? -✓✓ To
establish a chain of command and describe areas of responsibility in the organization
• U.S. health care spending is expected to -✓✓ increase by 2025
• What types of conditions are diagnosed in orthopedic hospitals? -✓✓ Those dealing
with the bones, joints, and muscles
• The main reason for the increasing number of long-term care facilities is the -✓✓
growth in the number of older adults
• An urgent care facility is an example of a -✓✓ clinic or satellite center
• Hospice agencies provide care and services for -✓✓ terminally ill persons with life
expectancies of 6 months or less
