Galen Flashcards
Where was Galen born?
Greece
When was Galen born?
129AD
What was Galen?
A physician
Where did Galen live later in life?
Rome
What did Galen believe caused diseases?
An imbalance in the Four Humours
What type of school did Galen work in?
Gladiator
Why did Galen learn a lot about human anatomy at the gladiator school?
He treated injuries
What did Galen realise was important?
Clinical observation
What did Galen encourage doctors to do to find out what was wrong with a patient?
Monitor a pulse or take a urine sample
What did Galen believe about blood?
It was absorbed or taken in by the body due to holes rather than being pumped around it
What was The Theory of Opposites?
Galen’s belief that humours could be rebalanced by giving a patient something oposite to their symptoms
How would the Theory of Opposites say to treat a person with an excess of blood?
Prescribe a treatment which was cold and dry because blood is hot and wet
What theory that bad air made someone ill was included in Galen’s thinking?
Miasma
What was the most important theory of disease until late into the 1800s?
Miasma
What type of religion did Galen believe in?
Monotheism
