Ancient Greek Medicine

Question 1

The civilizers of ancient world

Answer 1

The Greeks

Question 2

God of physicians; had the power to heal and bring punishment to the people; god of prophecy

Answer 2

Apollo

Question 3

Gas inhaled by oracles to go into trance

Answer 3

Ethylene

Question 4

God of medicine; son of apollo and coronis

Answer 4

Asclepius

Question 5

Taught Asclepius the art of healing

Answer 5

Chiron (centaur)

Question 6

Philosopher with esoteric philosophy
Built a brotherhood devoted to the study of mathematics
Founder of arithmetic

Answer 6

Pythagoras of samos

Question 7

1st Philosopher to influence greek medical science

Advocate of anatomic dissection

Answer 7

Alcmaeon of Croton

Question 8

Philosopher who believed in Shamanism; theory of 4 humors and 4 elements

Answer 8

Empedocles

Question 9

Founder of comparative anatomy; dissection of animals; Teacher of Alexander the Great

Answer 9

Aristotle

Question 10

Founder of western medicine; separated clinical medicine from theology an dphilosophy; Known to have started History taking, observation, physical examination, and recording
First to diagnoses and treat pleurisy and empyema

Answer 10

Hippocrates

Question 11

Penned the modern version of Hippocratic oath

Answer 11

Dr. Louis Lasagna

Question 12

First medical teacher in Alexandria
dissected alive criminals and dead bodies in public; discovered venous sinus in the brain; noted difference between arteries and veins
Four life guiding faculties: liver and digestive system, heart, nerves, brain

Answer 12

Herophilus of Chalcedon

Question 13

Founder of physiology
Neuroanatomist
Pneumatism
Cerebrum and cerebellum
First to describe Parkinson's disease

Answer 13

Erasistratus of Chlos

Question 14

One of the great surgeons of the ancient world

Pharmacy; wrote formulas of medicines

Answer 14

Galen of pergamum