Exploring Medicine Chapter 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Blood is carried to the heart by
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veins
2
Q
When William Harvey attended Padua in Italy, its most famous teacher was
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Galileo
3
Q
Galen believed that the marvelous complexity of the human body pointed to a ___
A
Creator
4
Q
Galen learned firsthand about the human body from
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treating injured gladiators
5
Q
The Hippocratic Oath for doctors is
A
a pledge of proper conduct
6
Q
the most famous ancient Greek doctor was
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Hippocrates
7
Q
The most important physician during the Roman times was
A
Galen
8
Q
Was Galen put in prison while in Rome?
A
no
9
Q
Are the medical discoveries of the Egyptian doctor Imhotep well known today?
A
no
10
Q
William Harvey stated that the heart was a ___.
A
pump
