#1 A closer look at the health science career cluster

What is the fastest growing industry in the United States?

• Technology

• Health Science

• Education

• Manufacturing

Which professionals develop and test new treatments like medications and medical devices?

• Therapeutic service professionals

• Diagnostic service professionals

• Support service professionals

• Biotechnology research and development professionals

What do diagnostic services in the health science career cluster involve?

• Testing and evaluating patients' diseases or injuries

• Providing a therapeutic environment for patients

• Managing medical expenses and patient data

• Developing and testing new treatments

What did ancient Babylonians often use to seek medical knowledge?

• Divination

• Dissection

• Chemistry

• Microscope

What did Hindu physicians believe the body required for health?

• Air, phlegm, and bile

• Blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile

• Plants and oils

• Chemistry

What did Chinese physicians use to treat or cure diseases thousands of years before Western physicians?

• Dissection

• Chemistry

• Plants and oils

• Microscope

What did Arab physicians in the Middle East use to advance pharmacology?

• Divination

• Dissection

• Chemistry

• Microscope

What invention during the Renaissance helped advance the knowledge of anatomy and physiology?

• Printing press

• Microscope

• Dissection

• Chemistry

What technology in the 20th century made it possible to see inside the body?

• Printing press

• Microscope

• Dissection

• Medical imaging

What has allowed the health care industry to develop stable demand?

• Expensive treatments

• Groundbreaking techniques

• Health insurance

• Medical discoveries