Chapter 1 Quiz Flashcards
Hippocrates
(Greeks) “The Father of medicine”
What did Hippocrates write?
The standard of ethics called the Oath of Hippocrates
Rene Laennec
Invented the Stethoscope
Edward Jenner
Discovered a method of vaccination for smallpox
Hand-washing
One of the most important ways that we control the spread of infection.
Louis Pasteur
Pasteurization kills bacteria in milk
Joseph Lister
Carbolic acid on wounds to kill germs that cause infection
Sigmund Freud
Discovered the conscious and unconscious parts of the mind
Sir Alexander Fleming
Found that penicillin killed life-threatening bacteria
Francis Crick
Discovered the molecular structure of DNA
Christian Barnard
Performed the first successful heart trans-plant in 1968
Clara Barton
Established the American Red Cross
Anatomy
The science of dealing with the structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms.
Epidemics
Diseases affecting many people at the same time
Stethoscope
The instrument used to hear sound in the body
Asepsis
Sterile condition, free from all germs
Psychiatry
The practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders
Accredited
Attested and approved as meeting prescribed standards
Symptoms
A sign or indication of something
Vaccines
A weakened bacteria or virus given to a person to build immunity against a disease
Respiration
Taking oxygen into the body and expelling carbon dioxide from the body
Anesthesia
Loss of feeling or sensation
Geriatric
A branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and aging people.
Confidentiality
A promise to keep certain info secret
Ethics
Social values; conduct, description of what is right and wrong
Physiology
The branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts
Antiseptic
Substance that slows or stops the growth of microorganisms
Phlebotomy
The practice of opening a vein by incision or puncture to remove blood.
