Chap 1 Flashcards
Who was the father of medicine
Hippocrates
First organized medical care
Roman
Who is Rhaze
Arab physician
When was the rebirth of science of medicine
Renaissance
Who used the human body dissection to draw the human body?
Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo
Who was William Harvey?
Described the circulation of blood to and from the heart
Who was Gabriel Fahrenhight?
Created the Mercury thermometer
Edward Jenner
Developed a vaccine for smallpox
Rene laennec?
Invented the telescope
Florence Nightingale
Founder of modern nursing
Dorothea Dix
Appointed superintendent of female nursing/ nurses of the army
Joseph Lister
Started using disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery!
Clara Barton
Founded American Red Cross
Robert Koch
Developed culture plate method to identify pathogens
Louis Pasture
Pasteurized milk