KO Renaissance Medicine Flashcards

1
Q

What year is the Renaissance period?

A

1500-1700
16th-18th century
Period of “re-birth”

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2
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When did Versalius publish his book “The fabric of the Human Body”?

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1543

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3
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When did Harvey publish his book “An Anatomical Account of the Motion of the Heart and Blood

A

1628

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4
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What group who is interested in physics, botany, astronomy and medicine called?
When was it named?

A

The Royal Society

1662

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5
Q

When was the Great plague?

How many people did it kill in London?

A

1665

70,000

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6
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When did King Charles II die?

A

1685

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7
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What was one of the key concepts in the Renaissance?

A

Tradition vs Change

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8
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Who invented the Printing Press? When? What did this do?

A

Johannes Gutenberg
1450’s widely used in 1500
Helped ideas spread more quickly

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9
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What scientific developments were there?

A

The Royal Society that published books and articles to challenge old ideas

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10
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What happened to the power of the church? What did people believe about the King and God?

A

It declined

That the King was Gods representative on Earth

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11
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What does Anatomy mean?

A

The science of understanding the structure and make-up of the human body.

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12
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What does Apothecary mean?

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A medieval pharmacist or chemist.

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13
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What does purging mean?

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To rid the body of a “excess” like blood or vomit

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14
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What does leeching mean?

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Using leeches for bloodletting

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15
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What does astrology mean?

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The study of the planets and its affects on humans

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16
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What does miasma mean?

A

Bad air

17
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What does dysentery mean?

A

A severe infection causing frequent, fluid bowl movements

18
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What does remedy mean?

A

A drug or treatment that cures or controls the symptoms of a disease

19
Q

What does Wise Woman mean?

A

A female healer who used herbal remedies

20
Q

What does Physiology mean?

A

The study of how the body works

21
Q

What does scarlet fever mean?

A

An infectious disease mostly affecting children

22
Q

What does Physician mean?

A

A male medically trained doctor

23
Q

What does Barber surgeon mean?

A

Untrained surgeon who practiced basic surgery

24
Q

What does dissection mean?

A

To cut open a human and examine the insides

25
Q

What does epidemic mean?

A

A widespread outbreak of disease

26
Q

What does amulet mean?

A

A charm that brought “protection” from disease

27
Q

What does Plague mean?

A

A serious infectious disease brought by fleas

28
Q

What does Scrofula mean?

A

Tuberculosis of a gland in the neck - the Kings evil