History of Medicine Flashcards
By 9000 BC, what was found?
cave paintings of figures of “medicine men”
fossils and bone
what was the earliest urban society?
ancient sumerians
what history early civilizations was mentioned in the old testament
assyrians
in 3000 bc, how was medicine prescribed?
combination of magic and religion- spells, plants, herbs
where were deities associtate with medicine?
egypt
who was the deities patron of physicians?
thoth
who was the deities that invoked for magical cures?
isis
who was horus?
son of isis, protector against harm
who was the first known physician in recorded history?
imhotep
what was eber’s papyrus?
magical text citing isis
what did the text ‘edwin smith papyrus’ describe?
quadriplegia
what egyptian god is still used for precriptions today?
horus
what greek god was a healer and associated with science?
apollo
who was the first known greek associated with medicine?
aesculepius
who was the son of apollo?
aesculepius
who were the children of aesculpius?
hygeia (hygiene) and panacea (panacea- a cure for all treatment)
who’s staff is the symbol of medicine?
aesculepius
what is the modern symbol of medicine?
cadaceus- 1 snake coiled around a staff
staff of aesclepius
aesculepius was worshipped as a deity of what?
healing
who is deemed as the father of medicine?
hippocrates
what were hippocrates’ main beliefs?
opposed supernatural explanation of illnesses
hippocrates’ accurate case histories of what diseases?
pna, chf, tb
the humoral theory of diseases was lead by which 3 greek philosophers?
hippocrates, plato, aristotle
what are the 4 humors of the humoral theory of diseases?
yellow bile
black bile
phlegm
blood