1. Medical History Review
Principles of Health Science 2015

2. In the primitive times, how were headaches treated?
By boring a hole into the skull.
What did the ancient Greeks believe were the ways to prevent disease?
Diet and cleanliness
What was the average life span of the Romans?
25-35 years

3. Who used dissection to draw the human body?
Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci
Why did the people in Primitive Times perform ceremonies?
To get rid of evil spirits
What major disease wiped out ¾ of the population in Europe and Asia during the Middle Ages?
Black plague

4. Who was the father of modern surgery?
Ambroise Pare
What element did Joseph Priestly discover?
Oxygen
Who published the first book of dietetics?
Isaac Judaeus
Who invented bifocal glasses?
Benjamin Franklin

5. What was used to treat diseases in Ancient Romans time?
Diet, exercise, medications
Who was considered the first physician?
Imhotep
Who invented the microscope?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
What was Hippocrates called?
The Father of Medicine

6. Who developed the vaccination for Smallpox?
Edward Jenner
What was the average lifespan in the 18th century?
40-50 years
Who described the circulatory system in the lungs?
Michael Serventus

7. Who did the ancient Egyptians call upon for healing?
The gods
In the Middle Ages, what material started being used for suturing?
Animal gut
In the 19th century, who acted as surgeons?
French barbers

8. Who published the first anatomy book?
Andreas Vesalius
In what time period was the rebirth of the science of medicine? AD
In the Dark Ages, what were medicines made from?
Herbs
Who is the father of Microbiology?
Robert Koch

9. Where were the first Chairs of Medicine created?
Oxford and Cambridge
What was the average life span of an ancient Egyptian?
20-30 years
What was the lifespan in Primitive Times?
20 years

10. What did the people in Primitive Times believe caused illness?
Supernatural spirits and demons
In the Ancient Romans era, which physician established many medical beliefs?
Claudius Galen
Which type of organ transplant was NOT performed in the 20th century?
Brain

11. What were two major diseases of the Middle Ages?
Smallpox and Tuberculosis
True or False: Aristotle dissected humans in the Ancient Greek times.
False
Who identified the eustachian tube?
Bartolomeo Eustachio