1. Since about 1900, a woman's life expectancy has been greater than a man's.
2. Although life expectancy for women has increased in developed countries, in developing countries there is still no difference between the life expectancies of men and women.
3. Almost all that we have learned about medicine, physiology and disease has been garnered from studies on males.
4. Two-thirds of all research on diseases affecting both men and women has been done exclusively on men.
5. The disparity between men and women in health research comes from a low regard men generally have for women, even in the medical profession.
6. Women experience much more severe mechanical wear on their thumb joint than men.
7. Probably because they have smaller bodies, women have a faster bowel transit time than men.
8. Who has bigger brains?
9. Who has more neuronal connections in their brains?
10. If older women are given antipsychotic agents they are more likely to develop Parkinson's-like symptoms and other side effects than men of similar age would be.
11. Giving a slightly smaller dose of a drug that has been tested on men to accommodate for the differences in body size has proven to be effective.
This Knowledge Test was prepared by Fathom editors.
