History Of Medecine Flashcards
Who was Hippocrates
A Greek physician born in Kos in 460BC
What is the Hippocratic oath
An oath taken by all qualified doctors that states the obligations and proper conduct of doctors
What was Hippocrates clinical observation
When a doctor would look at the issue by using a process of reasoning and poor health.
Hippocrates would use observation to decide how to treat the patient,and from this he was able to understand that is certain body parts were sick it could affect the others. This is where the theory of the four humours was made.
How many book did Hippocrates write
He wrote around 60 books known as the hippocratic collection, though some may be written by his followers.
What did Hippocrates believe was the cause of disease
He believed in natural causes, not supernatural causes or godly cause.
Who was Galen
He was a Greek physician born in AD130.
Where did Galen first work
He worked in a gladiator arena, which allowed him to broaden his knowledge of the human body, as he could see how certain karts if the body worked.
What did Galen do with Hippocrates ideas?
Galen was said to have developed on the theory of four humours by developing the theory of opposites.
What’s as the theory of opposites?
A theory that suggested the solution to an illness to treat it with its opposite. Form example if you had too much phlegm, which was linked to the water and cold, the he suggested you should eat hot peppers.
Why was Galen so influential?
Galen believed in a single god, which fit with the beliefs of the church. Therefor the church widely encouraged Galen theories, and anything against the teachings of Galen was seen as an act against the church. Therefor Galen’s theories became excepted in university medical texts across England and the whole of Europe.
What was the theory if the four humours?
The idea that the body was made up of four humours ( blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm) which needed to be in balance for the body to be in better health.
It was important as it helped to separate the medicine from the supernatural as it was the first major natural idea of medicine for thousands of years.
