Medicine Through Time:Romans Flashcards
Who wrote the main medicine books?
Hippocrates and his followers who were all Greek.
Where did Romans mainly learn about medicine?
Alexandria.
Were Romans rich or poor?
Rich.
Name 4 public health facilities that were made by the Romans?
Public baths, toilets, aqueducts, sewers.
Why did the Romans build aqueducts?
They built aqueducts to carry clean water into the cities.
Claudius Galen was a —– physician.
a) Roman
b) Greek
Greek.
True or False….
Galen developed the idea of the four humours.
False. He developed the idea of the opposite humours.
What was Galen’s theory?
That the opposite humours counter balanced the four humours.
Give an example of the opposite humour that treated a cold.
Something warm.
Galen discovered that the —– not the —– controlled speech.
a) Foot
b) Brain
c) Eyes
d) Heart
b) Brain
d) Heart
Why did Galen make mistakes?
Because he only had animals to use.
True or False…
Gale found that the arteries, as well as veins, carry blood through the body.
True. This was one of many theories Galen had.
What was the head of the family supposed to do?
Look after their household, especially if they couldn’t afford a doctor.
Who was more interested in developing theories about the causes of disease?
a) Romans
b) Greeks
Greeks.
What was the most common surgical treatment?
Bleeding.
