Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. "Night doctors" are
Docs who show up at your house when you're sick
Docs who kidnap minorities to experiment on them
People who go clubbing
Docs on call at the hospital during the night shift
Q. The term "cells in culture" refers to:
The history of cells from Ancient Greece to the present
How cells affect our society
Cells being grown in culture medium in a lab
None of the above
Q. The Tuskegee syphilis studies were:
Unethical
Conducted in Alabama
Damaging to the relationship between docs and minority patients
All of the above
Q. What does the term "immortal cell line" mean?
That you're Christopher Lambert from Highlander
That you've had a lot of offspring
That your cells divide continuously, forever
That your mobile never runs out of bars
Q. Informed consent means
Getting patient permission before performing a medical procedure
Telling a patient that he or she has to have a procedure
Performing an emergency medical procedure on an unconscious patient
Telling the patient nothing and hoping for the best