History of Healthcare

Hippocrates was known as ____________________.

• The father of medicine.

• The most important Greek physician.

• The father of anatomy.

• The first doctor.

These are a collection of 60 medical books, written over 150 years.

• The Galen collection

• The Hippocratic collection

• Aristotle's encyclopedia

• "How to heal" by Ephraim McDowell

The average lifespan in ancient/primitive times was ____ years.

• 30

• 50

• 20

• 35-40

Illnesses and diseases in primitive times were believed to be caused by ___________.

• Evil spirits and demons

• Herbs and plants

• Germs

• Bad air

What is trepanation?

• An illness similar to the plague that killed many.

• A bacteria that caused disease.

• Boring a hole in the skull.

• Bloodletting.

The first people to maintain health records were ______________________________.

• Primitive people

• Ancient Egyptians

• Ancient Greeks

• Ancient Romans

Ancient Egyptians believed the ________ would heal diseases.

• Priests

• Monks

• Doctors

• Gods

The father of anatomy is _____________________.

• Galen

• Hippocrates

• Aristotle

• None of the above

Aristotle stated that ___________________________ could prevent disease.

• Diet and cleanliness.

• Maintaining sterile technique

• Medication

• Vaccines

______________________________ were developed by the ancient Romans to improve public health and sanitation.

• Antibiotics

• Vaccines

• Sewers and aqueducts

• Autoclave devices