Impact of Individuals on Medicine Through History

Who is known as the father of modern medicine?

• Galen

• Hippocrates

• Paracelsus

• Avicenna

What theory did Galen develop further from Hippocrates?

• Theory of evolution

• Theory of the four humors

• Theory of relativity

• Germ theory

Which book by Avicenna compiled the medical knowledge of Galen and Hippocrates?

• De Humani Corporis Fabrica

• Gray's Anatomy

• The Book of Healing

• The Canon of Medicine

Who introduced the use of ligatures to prevent excessive bleeding during surgery?

• John Hunter

• William Harvey

• Ambroise Pare

• Andreas Vesalius

What was the significant contribution of Edward Jenner to medicine?

• Discovery of the smallpox vaccine

• Introduction of antiseptics

• Invention of the stethoscope

• Discovery of penicillin

Who proved that germs in the air cause disease and infection?

• John Snow

• Joseph Lister

• Louis Pasteur

• Robert Koch

What was the groundbreaking discovery made by Alexander Fleming?

• The first successful blood transfusion

• The first heart transplant

• The discovery of penicillin

• The structure of DNA

What did the Beveridge Report lead to the creation of?

• The World Health Organization (WHO)

• The National Health Service (NHS)

• Medicare

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Who conducted the world's first successful heart transplant?

• Christiaan Barnard

• Francis Crick

• Edward Jenner

• James Watson

What did Francis Crick and James Watson discover?

• The blood circulation system

• The double helix structure of DNA

• The polio vaccine

• The first antibiotic