Foundations of Health Science 1.01 History

During primitive times, what might a witch doctor have given a person to relieve pain or illness?

• Vaccine

• Healing Stones

• Nutritious Food

• Herbs and Plants

What did the Romans develop, by using knowledge obtained from the ancient Greeks, to prevent disease?

• Sanitation Systems

• Vaccines

• Apothacaries

• Printing Press

In primitive times, what members of society treated illnesses by conducting ceremonies to drive out evil spirits?

• Monk

• Scribe

• Witch Doctor

• Tribal Queen

Which of these physicians laid the foundation for the professional behavior of the other three?

• Ben Carson

• Hippocrates

• Joseph Lister

• Elizabeth Blackwell

What event marked the beginning of the Dark Ages when the study of scientific-based medicine stopped?

• The Great Flood

• War of 1812

• the Battle of the Bulge

• fall of the Roman Empire

In primitive times, insanity, epilepsy, and headaches were treated by drilling a hole in the skull. This procedure is called:

• bloodletting

• Trepenation

• Vaccination

• VOODOO

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

• Viruses

• Bacteria

• Poor Nutrition

• Punishment from the Gods

The ancient Chinese are credited with using what technique still used today by healthcare professionals?

• acupuncture

• amniocentesis

• bloodletting

• trepanation

During which time period did the bubonic plague occur?

• Dark Ages

• Middle Ages

• Renissance

• 16th Century

What was most important about the bronze age?

• mummification

• Sanitation

• new tools were made

• the practice of medicine stopped