Hippocratic Oath
The Hippocratic Oath was first written in which language?
Ancient Greek
The principle that doctors should act in the patient’s best interest is called?
Beneficence
The suffix -itis means what?
Inflammation
The cell is the basic unit of what?
Failure of red blood cells primarily affects what function?
Oxygen transport
What principle is summarized by the phrase “First, do no harm”?
Non-maleficence
Which principle of ethics requires equal treatment of patients?
Justice
Translate: “Hepatomegaly.”
Enlargement of the liver)
The organelle known as the “powerhouse of the cell” is?
Mitochondrion
Cancer originating from epithelial tissue is called?
Carcinoma
The modern version of the Hippocratic Oath emphasizes what new priority, not mentioned in the original?
Patient autonomy / informed consent
A patient refuses life-saving treatment. Respecting their choice demonstrates which principle?
Autonomy
What does “tachycardia” mean?
Abnormally fast heart rate
Which tissue type transmits electrical impulses?
Nervous tissue
Protooncogenes can change to this, which results in cancer.
Oncogenes.
Which ancient Greek physician is credited with writing the original Oath?
Hippocrates
When can a doctor ethically break confidentiality?
When patient or public safety is at risk
Translate: “Osteoporosis"
Porous bones / loss of bone density
Which type of muscle tissue is involuntary and striated?
Cardiac muscle
A P21 defect results in?
Failure to inherit CDKs (less tumour suppression and more faulty DNA)
Name one key difference between the original Hippocratic Oath and modern adaptations.
References to Greek gods vs. secular values, or forbidding surgery vs. allowing it
What ethical dilemma occurs when limited ventilators are available but many patients need them?
Resource allocation / distributive justice
Translate: “Polyneuropathy.”
Disease affecting many peripheral nerves)
Name the tissue that lines the intestines and allows absorption.
Epithelial tissue
A mutation in the p53 protein disrupts which critical process, often leading to cancer?
Cell cycle regulation / apoptosis