Ancient World Flashcards
What was the blocked channel theory?
Internal channels getting clogged up with rotting food.
Who was sekhmet?
She was the goddess who ha the power to cause and cute illness
What was a prehistoric method to let out evil spirits?
Trephination
What did HERODUCTS do?
He starts to record evidence of purging, vomiting and use if mosquito nets
What was the word for keeping a healthy lifestyle?
Regimen
What did Hippocrates do?
He started to apply the concept if observation and invented the four humor theory.
What did Hippocrates believe would stop oneself from becoming ill?
- Regimen
- Diet and Exercise
What was the supernatural belief on preventing illness?
If you pleased the Gods your illness would be taken away
What are the four humours?
Phlegm, vomit, blood, Feaces
Who was Asclepius?
He was the Greek god of healing, some believed he would come to the temple at night and cute the sick.
Who was Aristotle?
He started observing and recording patients
What type of instruments did the Greeks have?
Iron and steel instruments. They could preform simply surgery.
What could the Greeks do because of there resources?
Drain the lungs from fluid if they had pneumonia
What city did the Greeks conquer?
The city of Alexandria. This was the centre of studying medicine.
Who invented the first toilet?
The Greeks (Corinth)
What did herophilus find?
The importance of the pulse
What did Erasistus do?
He discovered that the brain controlled the body.
What was the main factor that led to some anatomical discoveries in the Greek period?
The conquest of Alexandria. Dissection was legalized for a short amount of time. WAR
What did Galen speculate?
‘Seeds of disease’ that floated in the air.
What did roman doctors recommend?
Daily exercise and a moderate diet and rest.
What happened due to war in the roman period?
They took Greek doctors as prisoners and the Romans were taught there teachings
What did Galen add to Hippocrates theory of the four humours?
The theory of opposites.
What did Galen discover about the nervous system?
He proved that the brain controlled the speech, by dissecting a pig.
What was the Romans big idea on public health?
They needed a healthy army to control the empire and health workers.
What was the public health system like in roman times?
They built aqueducts and public latrines and bath houses and public fountains as well as the forts were the army were kept
