Finals Review (History )

Question 1

4,000-3,000 BC Primitive Times
Illnesses and diseases were _______.

Answer 1

Punishment from the gods

Question 2

4,000-3,000 BC Primitive Times
Tribal witch doctors treated illnesses with _______.

Answer 2

Ceremonies

Question 3

4,000-3,000 BC Primitive Times
_________ used as medicines.

Answer 3

Herbs and Plants

Question 4

What was a common form of treatment used during 4,00-3,000 BC (Primitive Times)?

Answer 4

Trepanation or Trephining

Question 5

What time period and location were physicians priests?

Answer 5

Ancient Egypt 3,000-300 BC

Question 6

When was bloodletting first used?

Answer 6

Ancient Egypt 3,000-300 BC

Question 7

During 1700 BC to 220 AD what therapy was used by the Ancient Chinese?

Answer 7

Acupuncture

Question 8

1200-200 BC The ancient Greeks were the first to ______________ and the effects of disease.

Answer 8

Observe the human body

Question 9

What did the ancient greeks believe illness was caused by?

Answer 9

Natural Causes

Question 10

Who established the first hospitals?

Answer 10

The Ancient Romans cared for soldier sin their homes.

Question 11

What therapies did the ancient greeks use?

Answer 11

Massage, Art Therapy, Herbal Treatment

Question 12

Who built the first health and sanitation systems? (Aqueducts and Sewers)

Answer 12

Ancient Romans

Question 13

What marked the start of the Dark Ages (400-800 AD)?

Answer 13

The fall of the roman empire

Question 14

When was the study of medicine prohibited?

Answer 14

The Dark Ages

Question 15

How was illness treated in the dark ages?

Answer 15

The emphasized on saving the soul and monks and priests used prayer

Question 16

When did the Greeks and Romans renew their interest in medicine?

Answer 16

800-1400 AD The Middle Ages

Question 17

What illness took over Europe and Asia in the middle ages?

Answer 17

The Bubonic Plague (Black Death)

Question 18

During the renaissance what allowed medical knowledge to be shared?

Answer 18

The printing press

Question 19

When was dissection of the human body used to understand anatomy and physiology?

Answer 19

The Renaissance

Question 20

During the 16th,17th, and 18th century, what was a common cause of death?

Answer 20

Infection (due to lack of understanding of disease)

Question 21

When was the invention of the microscope?

Answer 21

16th, 17th and 18th Century
(sometime in 17th century exact date unknown)

Question 22

What led to the development of Pharmacies?

Answer 22

Apothecaries (16th, 17th, 18th, Century)

Question 23

What was the first Vaccine developed for?

Answer 23

Smallpox ( 16th, 17th, 18th, Century)

Question 24

What was developed when microorganisms were associated with disease?

Answer 24

Infection Control (19th Century)

Question 25

When were viruses discovered?

Answer 25

1892

Question 26

What century did formal training for nurses and the implementation of women in healthcare begin?

Answer 26

19th Century

Question 27

Name 5 things that happened in the 20th Century.

Answer 27

1. Increased knowledge about the role of blood in the body.
2. New medications were developed
3. New machines developed
4. Surgical and diagnostic techniques developed to cure once-fatal conditions
5. Health Care Plans developed to help pay the cost of care

Question 28

What is the difference between medicare and Medicaid?

Answer 28

Medicare - Financial help for 65 or older
Medicaid- Financial help for lower-income people

Question 29

What is hospice?

Answer 29

Plan organized for terminally ill with 6 or less months to live to keep them comfortable.