History Of Medicine Flashcards
Universe began…
13.7 B years
Earth began..
4.54 B years
Human beings existed for..
5-8 M years
Method of dating where archaeologists and geologists study how much isotope is contained in an artifact
Radiometric dating
Ancient life is preserved in layers of rocks 200 years ago
Stratigraphy
Era where aquatic life began on earth; reptiles
Paleozoic
Era of jurassic period, first mammals
Mesozoic
Era: age of the mammals
Cenozoic
Epoch: where ice age and continental drift happened
Pleistocene
Epoch of the human race
Holocene
Characteristics of the modern human
Good pelvic structure and better brain
Fully mature humans started ___ years ago
50,000 years ago
Science of the diseases that can be demonstrated in human and animal remains of ancient times
Paleopathology
Factors that can cause pseudo pathologic conditions
Soil
Weather
Preservation of human body
Age when fire was discovered
Stone age (Paleolithic)