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Biomedical Engineering History and Milestones

This quiz will test your knowledge of the history and milestones of biomedical engineering.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is considered the father of biomedical engineering?

  1. Ludwig van Beethoven
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Thomas Edison
  4. Benjamin Franklin
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When was the first artificial heart implanted in a human?

  1. 1967
  2. 1982
  3. 1999
  4. 2010
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the first artificial kidney?

  1. The Dialysis Machine
  2. The Kidney Dialysis Machine
  3. The Artificial Kidney
  4. The Hemodialysis Machine
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When was the first pacemaker implanted in a human?

  1. 1958
  2. 1960
  3. 1962
  4. 1964
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the first implantable defibrillator?

  1. The Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
  2. The Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
  3. The Implantable Defibrillator
  4. The Automatic Implantable Defibrillator
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When was the first cochlear implant implanted in a human?

  1. 1957
  2. 1961
  3. 1965
  4. 1969
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the first artificial hip joint?

  1. The McKee-Farrar Total Hip Replacement
  2. The Charnley Total Hip Replacement
  3. The Thompson Total Hip Replacement
  4. The Harris Total Hip Replacement
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When was the first artificial knee joint implanted in a human?

  1. 1968
  2. 1971
  3. 1974
  4. 1977
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the first artificial shoulder joint?

  1. The Neer Total Shoulder Replacement
  2. The Grammont Total Shoulder Replacement
  3. The Delta Total Shoulder Replacement
  4. The Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When was the first artificial elbow joint implanted in a human?

  1. 1979
  2. 1982
  3. 1985
  4. 1988
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the first artificial wrist joint?

  1. The Swanson Total Wrist Replacement
  2. The Pyrocarbon Total Wrist Replacement
  3. The Metal-on-Metal Total Wrist Replacement
  4. The Hybrid Total Wrist Replacement
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When was the first artificial finger joint implanted in a human?

  1. 1981
  2. 1984
  3. 1987
  4. 1990
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the first artificial toe joint?

  1. The Swanson Total Toe Replacement
  2. The Pyrocarbon Total Toe Replacement
  3. The Metal-on-Metal Total Toe Replacement
  4. The Hybrid Total Toe Replacement
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When was the first artificial skin graft implanted in a human?

  1. 1981
  2. 1984
  3. 1987
  4. 1990
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the first artificial cornea?

  1. The Boston Keratoprosthesis
  2. The AlphaCor Artificial Cornea
  3. The Keratophakia Artificial Cornea
  4. The Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis
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