A whole week has passed since News of the Week brought you part two of “What do you know about Loma Linda University Health?” Now it is time to reveal the answers.
Featuring questions once again from the 2015 General Conference Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, held in San Antonio July 2-11, the questions covered topics of Loma Linda University Health’s history, research, dentistry, health and the Adventist Health Study. Here are the answers, noted in bold:
Question: What form of lighting was used in the first operating room of the Loma Linda Sanitarium?
A. Electric lights
B. Gas lights
C. Sunlight
The operating room was located on the third floor. Surgeons scheduled their operations during the brightest time of the day and illuminated their surgeries by sunlight from nearby windows. Even though the Sanitarium had electricity, electric lights had not yet been perfected. Gaslights were the brightest, but fear of explosion from the type of anesthetics used at that time precluded their use.
Question: According to a statement by Richard Hart, MD, DrPH, president of Loma Linda University Health, research is in the organization’s:
A. Blood
B. Hair
C. DNA
President Hart has said, “Because of its importance to the well-being of humanity, research is emerging as a central focus at Loma Linda University Health. You might say research is in our DNA.”
Question: Who has provided the major amount of funding for Adventist Health Study-2 research since 2002?
A. World Cancer Research Fund
B. National Institutes of Health
C. Loma Linda University
From 2002-2007, the study was funded from a grant from the National Cancer Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health that funds major health and medical research in the U.S. Adventist Health Study-2 has also received major support from Loma Linda University as well as grants from the World Cancer Research Fund and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In 2011, the study was awarded a $5.5 million grant over five years from the National Cancer Institute. The grant will be used for the continued analysis of cancer data.
Question: Giraffes’ mouths are unique in that they:
A. Only have bottom teeth
B. Only use one side of their mouth to chew
C. Only have top teeth
A giraffe has a hard plate at the top of its mouth that it can use in conjunction with its teeth and tongue to chew food.
Question: Based on a 150-pound person, how long would it take a person walking 3 mph to burn 100 calories?
A. 20 minutes
B. 15 minutes
C. 30 minutes
It takes 20 minutes of walking at a 3 mph pace to burn 100 calories. It takes 8 minutes on an elliptical to burn 100 calories.