Lecture 3: Prehistoric Medicine

Question 1

Definition

Prehistoric medicine?

Answer 1

refers to medicinebefore humans were able to read and write.

Question 2

Definition

Oral Tradition

Answer 2

• form of human communication
• knowledge, art, ideas and cultural material is passed on from one generation to another through word of mouth

may include folktales, ballads, chants, prose or verses.

Question 3

Study of prehistoric medicine relies heavily on?

any 5

Answer 3

• Artifacts
• Human remains
• Anthropology.
• Previouslyuncontacted peoples
• Oral history
• Traditional methods.
• Indigenous peoples

Question 4

Definition

Artifacts?

Answer 4

• object recovered by archaeological endeavor
• may be acultural artifacthavingculturalinterest

Question 5

Definition

Anthropology

Answer 5

is the scientific study of humans, human behaviour and societies in the past and present.

Question 6

Definitions

Indigenous people?

aka autochthonous

Answer 6

refers to ethnic groups who are the original or earliest known inhabitants of an area

Question 7

what was used in treatment of diseases during prehistoric times?

Answer 7

• trees and plants
• animals
• earth and clay
• faith based healing
• surgery
• medicine men

Question 8

What is the problem of evidence in Prehistoric Medicine?

Answer 8

• there is no written evidence of Prehistoric medicine according to the definition.
• hostility from uncontacted persons

Question 9

quackery

Answer 9

medicicine practiced outside the bounds of safety and scientific medicine

Question 10

chiropratic

Answer 10

• resit the germ theory of disease
• believe disease is caused by the invisible subluxation of bones predominantly of the spinal chord

Question 11

morden clinical process

Answer 11

1. history taking
2. physical examination
3. diagnosis
4. medical investigation
5. differential diagnosis
6. treatment
7. discharge or death
8. follow up
9. prevention of disease
10. promotion of health

Question 12

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