Hx & Trends in Medicine Test

Early Egyptians wrote prescription on??

• paper

• wood

• paprus

• leather

Who created the Hippocratic Oath?

• Greek

• Romans

• China

• Arabia

Whatdid patients chew on to strengthen but slow down their heart rate?

• Sloppy Seed

• Foxglove plant

• Sunflower leaves

• Mushrooms

Who developed acupuncture?

• India

• China

• Greece

• Rome

Why was Alexander Fleming's discovery so important in the 20th century?

• Fought infections

• Showed mentally sick need help

• Gave hope to people with severe heart damage

• Allowed physicians to see inside the body

Who Invented X-Rays?

• Davinci

• Lister

• Jenner

• Roetgen

What did Jonas Salk create?

• Small pox vaccine

• Polio vaccine

• Penicillin

• Amoxicillin

Crick and watson discovered:

• Pacemaker

• Test tube baby

• Viruses

• DNA structure

Trephining was used in primitive times for headaches, insanity, epilepsy. One might remark:

• You have a hole in your head

• Do I look like my mother?

• You must have rocks in your head

• You have a hole in your heart

In primitive times, people believed the cause of disease and illness was:

• Bacteria

• Viruses

• Punishment from the gods

• Something that just happened