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5 Written Questions

1. is a technique used to identify genetic defects in embryos created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) before transferring them into the uterus
2. a blood test for pregnant women for alpha-fetoprotein, human chorionic gonadotropin, and estriol in order to assess the risk of fetal abnormality (as Down syndrome, anencephaly, and spina bifida
3. a pathologist who advocated terminal patient's "right to die" and claims to have assisted at least 130 patients to die
4. - improving the qualities of the human species or a human population by either discouraging reproduction by persons having genetic defects or presumed to have inheritable undesirable traits (negative eugenics) or encouraging reproduction by persons presumed to have inheritable desirable traits (positive eugenics)
5. procedure in which a small sample of amniotic fluid is drawn out of the uterus through a needle inserted in the abdomen. The fluid is then analyzed to detect genetic abnormalities in the fetus or to determine the sex of the fetus.

5 Matching Questions

1. euthanasia
2. sterilization
3. surrogate mother
4. cloning
5. artifical insemination

1. a the injection of semen into the vagina or uterus by means of a syringe or the like rather than by coitus
2. b the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die by withholding extreme medical care from a person or animal suffering from an incurable, esp. a painful, disease or condition
3. c a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived
4. d the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
5. e a woman who helps a couple to have a child by carrying to term an embryo conceived by the couple and transferred to her uterus, or by being inseminated with the man's sperm and either donating the embryo for transfer to the woman's uterus or carrying it to term

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a set of ethical principles for the medical community regarding human experimentation
   1. euthanasia
   2. amniocentesis
   3. cloning
   4. Declaration of Helsinki
2. patient's consent to a medical or surgical procedure or to participate in a clinical study after being properly advised of the medical facts and the risks involved
   1. cloning
   2. informed consent
   3. triple screen
   4. surrogate mother
3. devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty
   1. coma
   2. patriotism
   3. cloning
   4. Dolly
4. set of principles for human experimentation set as a result of the Nuremberg trials at the end of the Second World War
   1. eugenics
   2. Nuremburg Code 1947
   3. Terry Schiavo
   4. surrogate mother
5. legal document instructing physicians, relatives, or others to stop the use of extraordinary measures, as life-support equipment, to prolong one's life in the event of a terminal illness
   1. living will
   2. eugenics
   3. cloning
   4. Dolly

5 True/False Question

1. coma → a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to wake a person
   

   True        False

2. Dolly → a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to wake a person
   

   True        False

3. in vitro fertilization → a specialized technique by which an ovum, esp. a human one, is fertilized by sperm outside the body, with the resulting embryo later implanted in the uterus for gestation
   

   True        False

4. durable power of health care → legal document allows you to designate someone to make health care decisions for you when you are unable
   

   True        False

5. Terry Schiavo → the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die by withholding extreme medical care from a person or animal suffering from an incurable, esp. a painful, disease or condition
   

   True        False