History of Medicine Review

Who was believed to be the first physician?

• Hippocrates

• Imhotep

• Claudius Galen

• Rene Lannec

Who was the inventor of the microscope?

• Anton von Leeuhenhoek

• Ambrose Pare

• Rene Lannec

• Gabriel Fahrenheit

Which ancient people were believed to be the first to keep medical records?

(a)  

Who is considered the Father of Medicine?

• Gregory Mendel

• Jonas Salk

• Hippocrates

• Christian Barnard

Who was the founder of modern nursing?

• Florence Nightingale

• Clara Barton

• Marie Curie

• Christian Barnard

What did Sir Alexander Fleming discover in 1928?

• blood transfusions

• germs

• heart transplants

• Penicillin

What did Rene Lannec discover?

(a)  

What procedure did James Blundell invent?

• Using plants as medication

• Organ transplant

• Human dissection

• Blood transfusion

What major contributions did Hippocrates make to the field of medicine?

• Taught that observing patients and taking notes is very important to finding cures

• Created the first hospital full of skilled nurses

• Taught that disease is a result of natural causes, not spiritual causes

• Encouraged cleanliness and proper diet to cure illness

• Used dissection to draw the human body

Louis Pasteur invented a process called pasteurization that saves lives by killing bacteria in _

(a)