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1. It was long believed that the earliest functioning prosthetic to have been found was a bronze leg made by the Romans around 300 BC. In 2007 scientists studying a device found with an Egyptian mummy declared that a much older prosthetic might exist. What form does this item take?
2. This prosthetic has been made famous in Hollywood movies, commonly associated with pirates. However, it actually originated in the Dark Ages, where only the wealthy could afford it for daily use. What prosthetic device was this?
3. 16th-century surgeon Ambroise Paré was the official surgeon to several kings of France and also had a lot of experience as a battlefield surgeon. He advanced the use of amputation as a life-saving measure by changing techniques used, such as ligation of arteries, instead of cauterization, which often caused the amputee to die anyway. He also worked on the development of prosthetics. One of his inventions was called Le Petit Lorrain. What was it?
4. There are a variety of ways that prosthetic limbs can be attached to the user. Some use belts and buckles, while others use vacuums. A suspension system is the way in which a prosthetic is attached. What is the name of the suspension system that uses only a vacuum and one-way air valve to hold a prosthetic in place?
5. The horrors of the First World War brought about advances in the practice of plastic surgery, but some faces were so destroyed that the surgeons could do little to repair them. The soldiers in the latter category were sent to a department of the 3rd London General Hospital that specialized in making facial prosthetics that could be painted to resemble what the man used to look like. What facetious name did the British soldiers give to this place?
6. Prosthetic eye-making dates back to the fifth century BC in Egypt. Those original prosthetics were worn outside the eye socket and were made of painted clay or enameled metal. Ocular prosthetics have evolved over the years, and have been made of a variety of materials. What material, that is used today in ocular prosthetics, was developed in the United States specifically to create eyes for wounded veterans of World War II?
7. In 1980, Terry Fox, who had lost his right leg to cancer, began his Marathon of Hope in Newfoundland. His aim was to run across Canada at the pace of a marathon a day to raise funds for cancer research. His prosthetic right leg was not designed for running, and caused him to have a distinctive hop-step running style. What did the knee of this leg most resemble?
8. For centuries, the object of providing a prosthetic leg was either cosmetic, or to provide some functionality with regard to walking. By the late 20th and early 21st centuries, however, athletic amputees wanted legs that would help them to run, as well as walk, and the technology was available to make that happen. What materials might be found in a 21st century running blade?
9. In the early 21st century, David Gow, British engineer/inventor and founder of the company Touch Bionics, created a state of the art artificial hand that is more realistic than any prosthetic that has come before it. Complete with an 'on-board' computer, the hand has five individually-motorized fingers that can all move independently and bend as if they had natural joints. You can even link it up to a smartphone app. What is this bionic hand called?
10. Methods of controlling prosthetic limbs vary, based at least in part on the size of the residual limb and on the technology available at the time. Myoelectric limbs which use the muscles remaining in the amputated limb have been around since the 1960s, but the second decade of the 21st century has seen the development of what can only be described as thought-controlled prosthetics. How is this process known?
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