BMT Unit J Review

Biomedical Research

  1. Where do in vitro studies take place?
  2. Give 2 examples of biomedical research subjects.
  3. What does in vitro mean?
  4. What did Alexander Fleming discover?
  5. Biomedical research has had a great impact on tooth decay. Why?
  6. What was created about 40 years ago that revolutionized cardiac surgery?
  7. What disorder is most frequently studied by biomedical researchers?
  8. During what clinical trial phase are human volunteers first used?
  9. When humans are being used in biomedical research what is usually being tested?
  10. What microorganism can only grow in living cells making in vitro studies critical to studying it?
  11. ______are a non-animal method of applied research.
  12. Applied research most often is conducted using ______.
  13. A new infectious disease emerges in another country. This will instigate what type of research to begin in America?
  14. What type of research occurs in the last stage of medical research?
  15. ______research provides the building blocks for other types of research.
  16. In 1967 the WHO launched a campaign that led, basically, to the eradication of what disease?
  17. Dr. Albert Sabin worked on an oral polio vaccine. This vaccine was made from what?
  18. New sugar monitoring equipment is beneficial because ______blood is needed for each blood test.
  19. If you are a candidate for gene therapy then you probably have what diagnosis?
  20. If a drug is in phase 1 clinical trials how many years will it be before the drug is available to the public?
  21. Why are computer simulations an effective research tool?
  22. A teacher assigns a research topic on a specific disease. This could be classified as what type of research?
  23. You have asthma and have been invited to take part in a study of a new asthma medication. What kind of research is this?
  24. Mice in a lab are being deprived of sugar in their diet. What kind of research is this?
  25. Researchers want to know the effect of study habits on teenagers grades. What kind of research is this?
  26. What cancer killed all children diagnosed with it within 6 months in the 1950’s?
  27. Biomedical research has increased public awareness about certain behaviors. What behavior has been reduced by 40% because of biomedical research?
  28. The use of animals in research is governed by ______.
  29. Animals are often used in research because:
  30. How is insulin made today?
  31. Why do some children not receive vaccines?
  32. What is a limitation of in vitro studies?
  33. Chemical, mechanical, mathematical, and computer simulations cannot replace ______.