The History of Medicine Quiz

This Greek gentleman believed sickness had a physical and rational explanation and taught against ethically improper conduct. Also coined terms like acute, chronic and epidemic

• Galen

• Imhotep

• Hippocrates

• Avicenna

He was the world's first anatomist and (incorrectly) believed that disease resulted in an imbalance of vital fluids or "humors". 

• Galen
• Hippocrates 
• Imhotep
• Avicenna 

Avicenna is known for which accomplishment (that influenced physicians for centuries)?

• First vaccine

• "The Fabric of the Human Body"

• "The Cannon of Medicine"

• Anatomically correct drawings

The Egyptian empire made great improvements in which medical practices (click all that apply)

• Prosthetics (fake limbs)

• Surgery

• Dentistry

• Antibiotics

• Transplants

Which contributions to the medical field can the Greeks take credit for? (click all that apply)

• Natural approach to healing

• Focus on patients' state of mind

• Harmony between individual and environment

• Brain surgery

What was the primary focus of the Hippocratic Oath?

• Described over 200 diseases

• The tale of an old man and the sea

• Focused on the ethical conduct of physicians and the honorable standards of the profession

• Mr. Dalton, there is no such thing. Why do you lie to us so much??!!

The Romans are known to have contributed which to modern medicine and medical practices? (mark all that apply)

• Public health initiatives

• Improved technology in medical instruments

• Constructed sewers and removed trash and waste from the cities

• Provided fresh water via aqueducts

• Built wicked awesome statues and buildings and stuff

During the Dark Ages in Europe, the Islamic Empire was making what contributions to medicine? (mark all that apply)

• Translated texts by Galen and Hippocrates

• Hospitals and schools

• Made advances in things like the study of disease and the use of quarantine

• Mummification

• Lazer beams!

Who wrote "The Fabric of the Human Body"?

• Da Vinci

• Avicenna

• Vesalius

• Galen

Van Leeuwenhoek developed powerful microscopes AND discovered which:

• Single-celled life, such as bacteria

• Smallpox vaccine

• Pasteurization procedures

• Anesthesia

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