History Test Flashcards
Who invented the stethoscope?
Laennec
Who used pulse?
Galen
Who was the founder of modern anatomical study?
Andreas Vesalius
Who gave a name to the Fallopian tubes?
Gabrielle Fallopius
Who studied the heart?
William Harvey
Who used lenses to magnify structures?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Who was the founder of the scientific surgery?
John Hunter
Who developed a vaccine for smallpox?
Edward Jenner
Who introduced ether for anesthesia
W.T.G Morton
Who was the fonder of modern nursing?
Florence Nightingale
Who formed the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Who discovered x-rays?
Wilhelm Roentgen
Who removed microbes from milk through pasteurization?
Lois Pasteur
Who realized that bacteria caused infections?
Joseph lister
Who discovered penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
Who discovered the D.N.A double helix?
Watson and Crick
What does caduceus represent?
Medical profession
What is an injection of drugs before a surgery created by W.T.G Morton
Anesthesia
What is a bacteria that can cause diseases
Pathogen
What is a microscopic organism, especially a bacterium, virus, or fungus?
Microorganisms
What are two issues that could contradict the Hippocratic Oath that a doctor takes?
Abortion and assisting killing the patients when they are hurting to bad
Who created the Hippocratic oath and was called the father of medicine
Hippocrates
