Roman Medicine Galen

Apart from Blood and Phlegm, what were the other two Humours in the Theory of 4 Humours?

• Red Bile and Yellow Bile

• Black Bile and Yellow Bile

• Yellow Bile and Red Bile

• Grey Bile and Green Bilev

In the Theory of Four Humours what made someone sick?

• Channels became blocked

• Humours were in balance

• Humours were out of balance

• Spells had made them ill

Greeks believed Humours could be affected by what?

• The Seasons

• The Age a person was

• The Gods

• The Tides

Galen lived in the Roman Empire. Where was he born?

• Greece

• Rome

• Egypt

• Gaul

Galen did which job In Pergamum which helped him understand anatomy?

• Doctor to the Emperor

• Butcher

• Mummy Maker

• Doctor of the Gladiator

When studying in Alexandria, how did Galen discover more details of anatomy?

• Entered tombs and looked at bodies.

• Doctor to Gladiators

• Doctor to Emperor

• Made Mummies

Galen wasn't allowed to dissect humans. What did he dissect?

• Pigs

• Dogs

• Elephants

• Horses

Galen developed 4 Humours with the idea of Opposites. What did that mean?

• You did the opposite to what the patient wanted

• Cut the person from the opposite side.

• Gave them the opposite thing to the out of balance humour.

• You opposed the humour by adding more of it.

Galen was not allowed to dissect so he made mistakes like...

• People had two livers

• The Jaw Bone was made up of two bones

• One kidney was higher than another

• Blood was made in the liver and burnt up in the muscles