Engineering in Medicine – Week 3 Quiz

What is the main goal of biomedical engineering?

• To build cars

• To use science, technology, and medicine to solve health problems

• To study ancient civilizations

• To design video games

Which of these is an example of a device designed by biomedical engineers?

• Bicycle

• Ventilator

• Microwave

• Television

What do ventilators do?

• Pump blood

• Breathe for patients

• Clean the air in hospitals

• Measure body temperature

Which machine keeps people alive during surgery?

• MRI

• Heart-lung machine

• Inhaler

• X-ray machine

What is one way biomedical engineering helps in surgery?

• By designing faster cars

• By creating robotic surgery systems

• By building taller buildings

• By making video games

What do MRI and CT scan machines help doctors do?

• Cook food

• Look inside the body without surgery

• Exercise

• Write prescriptions

Which of these is a danger of vaping?

• It makes you smarter

• It introduces harmful chemicals like acrolein

• It improves lung capacity

• It helps you sleep better

Nicotine in e-cigarettes is:

• Good for your brain

• Not addictive

• Highly addictive and harmful to developing brains

• A type of vitamin

What are the main parts of the lungs discussed in class?

• Heart and veins

• Trachea and bronchi

• Stomach and intestines

• Brain and nerves

What is the role of an artificial lung?

• To help with digestion

• To clean blood for people with damaged lungs

• To replace the heart

• To help with walking