Year 10 to 11 Summer Health Booklet 1 Flashcards
What is a barber surgeon?
Barber who could also carry out minor operations
When did the Laws of King Edgar allow women to train as doctors?
c960
Which hospital was founded in 1123 in London?
St Bartholomew’s
In what year did the Black Death reach England?
1348
When did the Norman Conquest happen?
1066
What is the name of the Holy wars 1095-1289?
The Crusades
What is Bald’s Leechbook
Anglo Saxon medical text
What was a urine chart used for in 11th Century Britain?
To diagnose illness
Name one way that John of Arderne anaesthetised his patients.
hemlock, opium , henbane
What surgical procedure was John of Arderne famous for?
The removal of rectal growths
What were the 2 main religious movements in the Middle Ages?
Christianity and Islam
Who was the Greek God of healing?
Asclepius
Name two types of public health measure built by the Romans.
Aqueducts, public baths, public toilets, sanitation systems, hospitals
Fill in the blank… The _________ Oath
Hippocratic
Who invented the Theory of the 4 Humours?
Hippocrates
Give two reasons why monks were important in the development of health and medicine in the Middle Ages?
copied out ancient texts, grew medicinal plants, knowledge of medicinal plants, tended the sick in infirmaries
How many hospitals were set up in 12th and 13th centuries in Britain?
160
What did people in the Middle Ages believe caused disease?
imbalance of bodily humours, miasma, divine punishment
What is Miasma?
The idea that bad air caused disease
Name two diagnosic tools in a doctor’s bag in the Middle Ages.
Urine chart, Zodiac chart
Name two treatments in a doctor’s bag in the Middle Ages.
leeches, cupping, camomile tea, bamboo juice
What was an apothecary?
A type of pharmacy
What is public health?
Promoting and protecting the health of people in their communities
How did people in medieval Britian try to prevent illness?
By keeping clean, avoiding polluted areas and using charms for spiritual protection
Give two reasons why monasteries were healthy?
built with sewage systems, access to fresh water, physic gardens, hand washing before prayer, infirmaries
Give two reasons why Coventry was an example of good public health.
rules to clean street in front of house, fines brought in, waste sold to farmers, waste collection from 1420 paid for by residents, loactions for waste pits specified, latrines removed from water courses
Who was Galen?
Famous Roman physician
How did Galen develop health and medicine?
Pig experiment, arteries carry blood, urine formed in the kidney, developed 4 Humours
How did Galen hinder the development of health and medicine?
Experimented on animals not humans and so got things wrong
What percentage of the population died as a result of the Black Death?
50%
