The Importance of HeLa Cells
Where was Henrietta Lacks born?
a) Baltimore, MD
b) Roanoke, VA
c) Richmond, VA
d) Atlanta, GA
b) Roanoke, VA
What type of disease was Henrietta diagnosed with?
a) Leukemia
b) Cervical cancer
c) Breast cancer
d) AIDS
b) Cervical cancer
What was the origin of the name "HeLa"?
a) A combination of her children’s initials
b) An acronym for “Health Laboratory”
c) The first two letters of her first and last name
d) The name of the hospital
c) The first two letters of her first and last name
HeLa cells contributed to research in all the following areas EXCEPT:
a) Space studies
b) Development of vaccines
c) Study of the AIDS virus
d) Discovery of electricity
d) Discovery of electricity
What did scientists discover using HeLa cells regarding X-rays?
a) That they could cure cancer
b) That they had no effect on human cells
c) That they could damage cells and negatively affect health
d) That they improved cell growth
c) That they could damage cells and negatively affect health
Scientists __________ (to take) cell samples from Henrietta’s body without her consent.
took
She __________ (to live) in Baltimore, MD, after marriage.
lived
Henrietta __________ (to die) at the age of 31, in October 4th, 1951.
died
Henrietta Lacks __________ born in Roanoke, VA, in 1920.
was
Doctors __________ (to diagnose) her with cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
diagnosed