History of Medicine Flashcards

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By 9000 BC, what was found?

A

cave paintings of figures of “medicine men”

fossils and bone

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2
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what was the earliest urban society?

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ancient sumerians

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3
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what history early civilizations was mentioned in the old testament

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assyrians

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4
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in 3000 bc, how was medicine prescribed?

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combination of magic and religion- spells, plants, herbs

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5
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where were deities associtate with medicine?

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egypt

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6
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who was the deities patron of physicians?

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thoth

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7
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who was the deities that invoked for magical cures?

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isis

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8
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who was horus?

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son of isis, protector against harm

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9
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who was the first known physician in recorded history?

A

imhotep

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10
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what was eber’s papyrus?

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magical text citing isis

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11
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what did the text ‘edwin smith papyrus’ describe?

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quadriplegia

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12
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what egyptian god is still used for precriptions today?

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horus

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13
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what greek god was a healer and associated with science?

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apollo

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14
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who was the first known greek associated with medicine?

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aesculepius

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15
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who was the son of apollo?

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aesculepius

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16
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who were the children of aesculpius?

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hygeia (hygiene) and panacea (panacea- a cure for all treatment)

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17
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who’s staff is the symbol of medicine?

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aesculepius

18
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what is the modern symbol of medicine?

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cadaceus- 1 snake coiled around a staff

staff of aesclepius

19
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aesculepius was worshipped as a deity of what?

20
Q

who is deemed as the father of medicine?

A

hippocrates

21
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what were hippocrates’ main beliefs?

A

opposed supernatural explanation of illnesses

22
Q

hippocrates’ accurate case histories of what diseases?

A

pna, chf, tb

23
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the humoral theory of diseases was lead by which 3 greek philosophers?

A

hippocrates, plato, aristotle

24
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what are the 4 humors of the humoral theory of diseases?

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yellow bile
black bile
phlegm
blood

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what are aristotle's 3 scientific methods?
- study what others have written about the subject - look for the general consensus about the subject - perform a systematic study of everything even partially related to the topic
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where was human dissection allowed?
alexandria, egypt
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where did knowledge of anatomy begin?
alexandria, egypt
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Galen added much to the knowledge of what subjects?
infectious disease and pharmacology
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what did galen peform experiments on?
nervous system of pigs
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who first described the 4 classic symptoms of inflammation?
galen
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where was the first hospital?
baghdad
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which culture contributed to pharmacology encyclopedia?
arabic/muslim
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which culture influenced smallpox innoculation?
arabic/muslim
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who was the first and possibly greatest islamic scholar?
Ibn al-Haytham
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what did Ign al-Haytham do?
develop a scientific method similiar to the moden version
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what was the scientific method (4) developed by Ibn al-Haytham?
-state an explicit problem based on observation and experimentation =test or criticize a hypothesis through experimentation -interpret the data and come to a conclusion using math -publish the findings
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What happened to medicine in medieval europe- the dark ages?
christianity controlled medicine for 500 years st. benedict of nursia forbids medical education progress was limited and medical knowledge stagnated
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who was medical practice restricted to in medieval Europe?
monks
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during medieval Europe, the church used the ideas of which two scholars?
galen and hippocrates
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where was the centre of medical teaching?
salerno, italy
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who developed anatomical drawings during the italian renasisance?
da vinci