Ancient Greek Approaches to Medicine and Hippocrates

Question 1

What type of causes did Ancient Greeks believe in?

Answer 1

Natural and supernatural

Question 2

When was Hippocrates alive?

Answer 2

460 BC

Question 3

Where did Hippocrates live?

Answer 3

Ancient Greek

Question 4

How many books did Hippocrates write?

Answer 4

60

Question 5

What type of treatment did Hippocrates advocate to treat diseases?

Answer 5

Natural

Question 6

What medical theories did Hippocrates develop?

Answer 6

Clinical observations
Four humours
Hippocratic oath

Question 7

What did Hippocrates say different parts of the body needed?

Answer 7

Different treatments

Question 8

What did clinical observation involve doctors being?

Answer 8

Objective

Question 9

How did Hippocrates say doctors should decide what was wrong with a patient?

Answer 9

Use logic and observation

Examine and monitor symptoms to diagnose

Question 10

What was the Four Humours Theory?

Answer 10

The body is made up of Four Humours that need to remain in balance to be healthy

Question 11

What state are the humours?

Answer 11

Liquid

Question 12

What do the humours connect to?

Answer 12

Seasons, elements and organs

Question 13

What do doctors still take today?

Answer 13

The Hippocratic Oath

Question 14

What does the Hippocratic Oath bind doctors to keep to treat patients well?

Answer 14

A set of ethical standards

Question 15

What was the best way to balance humours?

Answer 15

Vomiting, bleeding, purging

Question 16

What were the methods to balance the humours similar to?

Answer 16

Ancient Egyptians methods to unlock channels

Question 17

What season and element was blood?

Answer 17

Spring and air

Question 18

Where was blood believed to be produced?

Answer 18

Liver

Question 19

What was blood considered to be?

Answer 19

Hot and wet

Question 20

What would remedy and imbalance of blood?

Answer 20

Bloodletting
Eating red meat
Drink red wine

Question 21

What season and element was yellow bile?

Answer 21

Summer and fire

Question 22

Where was yellow bile believed to be produced?

Answer 22

In the spleen

Question 23

What was yellow bile considered to be?

Answer 23

Hot and dry

Question 24

What would remedy an imbalance of yellow bile?

Answer 24

Vomiting, purging, changing diet

Question 25

What season and element was black bile?

Answer 25

Autumn and earth

Question 26

Where was black bile believed to be produced?

Answer 26

In the gallbladder

Question 27

What was black bile considered to be?

Answer 27

Cold and dry

Question 28

What would remedy an imbalance of black bile?

Answer 28

Laxatives

Eating more vegetables

Question 29

What season and element was phlegm?

Answer 29

Winter and water

Question 30

Where was phlegm believed to be produced?

Answer 30

Brian and lungs

Question 31

What was phlegm considered to be?

Answer 31

Cold and wet

Question 32

What would remedy an imbalance of phlegm?

Answer 32

Breathing steam

Eating vegetables filled with water