Greek Civilization Flashcards
1
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What is the hippocratic School?
A
School of medicine named after the physician Hippocrates
2
Q
What did the hippocratic school emphasize on?
A
Observation, clinical experience and ethical principles
3
Q
What is the humoral theory?
A
Body’s health was determined by the balance of 4bodily fluids: blood, phlegm, yellow bile, black bile
4
Q
Who was Galen?
A
A Greek physician who made significant strides in understanding anatomy and physiology
5
Q
During Greek civilization what helped anatomical studies?
A
Dissection of animals, which helped develop a fairly accurate understanding of various organs & bodily systems
6
Q
What was the hippocratic corpus?
A
A collection of medical texts attributed to Hippocrates, outlined various diseases, their symptoms, and treatments
