ThE iDeaS oF HiPpoCratEs

Question 1

what was the theory of the four humours?

Answer 1

The theory was that all four of the humours had to be balanced.

Question 2

what were the four humours?

Answer 2

blood, yellow bile, phlegm and black bile.

Question 3

why was the Hippocratic Oath created?

Answer 3

so that people would be able to have confidentiality with the doctors.

Question 4

what did Hippocrates say about supernatural theories?

Answer 4

• told doctors to use natural treatments instead of supernatural ones.
• didn’t think that God would want to bring illness upon people
• was our bodies that were sort of malfunctioning

Question 5

what is Regimen

Answer 5

• daily healthy routine

Question 6

what is clinical observation?

Answer 6

- doctors would do this
\+ Record (ask what your symptoms are)
\+ Observe 
\+ Diagnose (tell you what's wrong)
\+ Prognosis (hopefully  give you a cure)

Question 7

what was the Hippocratic Corpus?

Answer 7

books that were written by Hippocrate’s apprentices.

Question 8

why was the Hippocratic Corpus important?

Answer 8

they are the first detailed list of symptoms, treatments and theories.
doctors used these books for many centuries.