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Quiz about Medical Eponyms
Quiz about Medical Eponyms

Medical Eponyms Trivia Quiz


Multiple choice quiz on a variety of medical eponyms.

A multiple-choice quiz by drtmb. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
drtmb
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
28,327
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
8 / 15
Plays
11044
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: HemlockJones (11/15), HumblePie7 (10/15), Guest 172 (5/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. What is the ink-blot picture test? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Where is the Circle of Willis? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. What is trisomy 21? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Where are the Haversian canals? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Which of the following is a test for color blindness? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. What sign refers to a bluish discoloration of the cervix in early pregnancy? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. What chromosome composition is usually seen in Klinefelter's syndrome? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. What is post-partum pituitary necrosis? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Where are Kupffer cells? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. A characteristic pill-rolling tremor is seen in which disease? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. What disease is also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Where would a Zenker's diverticulum be found? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Where is the Loop of Henle? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What chromosome composition is usually seen in Turner's syndrome? Hint


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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