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Medical Eponyms Trivia Quiz

Multiple choice quiz on a variety of medical eponyms.

A multiple-choice quiz by drtmb. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
drtmb

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
28,327

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
11042

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. What is the ink-blot picture test? Hint

Benet

Wang

Papanicolaou

Rorschach

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Question 2 of 15

2. Where is the Circle of Willis? Hint

brain

liver

bone

kidney

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is trisomy 21? Hint

Patau's syndrome

DiGeorge's syndrome

Down's syndrome

Hunter's syndrome

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Question 4 of 15

4. Where are the Haversian canals? Hint

kidney

brain

bone

liver

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which of the following is a test for color blindness? Hint

Guaiac

Ishihara

Mantoux

Snellen

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Question 6 of 15

6. What sign refers to a bluish discoloration of the cervix in early pregnancy? Hint

Chvostek's sign

Chadwick's sign

Ewing's sign

Wilder's sign

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Question 7 of 15

7. What chromosome composition is usually seen in Klinefelter's syndrome? Hint

47 XXY

46 XY

46 XX

45 XO

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is post-partum pituitary necrosis? Hint

Asherman syndrome

Sheehan syndrome

Leriche syndrome

Thalaman syndrome

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Question 9 of 15

9. Where are Kupffer cells? Hint

bone

kidney

brain

liver

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Question 10 of 15

10. A characteristic pill-rolling tremor is seen in which disease? Hint

Alzheimers

Huntingtons

Frederich's ataxia

Parkinsons

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Question 11 of 15

11. What disease is also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome? Hint

Chron's

Buerger's

Kawasaki's

Celiac

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Question 12 of 15

12. Where would a Zenker's diverticulum be found? Hint

duodenum

esophagus

cecum

colon

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Question 13 of 15

13. Where is the Loop of Henle? Hint

Kidney

Brain

Bone

Liver

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Question 14 of 15

14. What chromosome composition is usually seen in Turner's syndrome? Hint

46 XX

45 XO

46 XY

47 XXY

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Question 15 of 15

15. Bell's Palsy involves paralysis of which cranial nerve? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the ink-blot picture test?

Answer: Rorschach

Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychiatrist

2. Where is the Circle of Willis?

Answer: brain

Thomas Willis, English anatomist

3. What is trisomy 21?

Answer: Down's syndrome

J.L.H. Langdon-Down, English physician, gave his name to this.

Editorial note - in the UK it is called Down's syndrome to reflect this. It is not an error.

4. Where are the Haversian canals?

Answer: bone

Clopton Havers, English anatomist

5. Which of the following is a test for color blindness?

Answer: Ishihara

Shinobu Ishihara, Japanese ophthalmologist

6. What sign refers to a bluish discoloration of the cervix in early pregnancy?

Answer: Chadwick's sign

James Chadwick, US gynecologist

7. What chromosome composition is usually seen in Klinefelter's syndrome?

Answer: 47 XXY

Harry Klinefelter, US physician

8. What is post-partum pituitary necrosis?

Answer: Sheehan syndrome

H. L. Sheehan, English pathologist

9. Where are Kupffer cells?

Answer: liver

Karl W von Kupffer, German anatomist

10. A characteristic pill-rolling tremor is seen in which disease?

Answer: Parkinsons

James Parkinson was an English physician who first identified the illness.

11. What disease is also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome?

Answer: Kawasaki's

T. Kawasaki, Japanese pediatrician

12. Where would a Zenker's diverticulum be found?

Answer: esophagus

Friedrich Zenker, German pathologist

13. Where is the Loop of Henle?

Answer: Kidney

Named for Friedrich Henle, German anatomist, who discovered it in the nineteenth century.

14. What chromosome composition is usually seen in Turner's syndrome?

Answer: 45 XO

Henry Turner, US endocrinologist

15. Bell's Palsy involves paralysis of which cranial nerve?

Answer: 7

Sir Charles Bell, Scottish surgeon

Source: Author drtmb

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