Primitive Health Care Beliefs

According to primitive health care beliefs, what was thought to be the cause of illness and disease?

• Bacteria

• Evil spirits and demons

• Poor nutrition

• Lack of exercise

Primitive Health Care Beliefs: What is trepanation?

• A method of setting broken bones

• Boring a hole in the skull to release demons, used to treat mental illness and nervous disorders like epilepsy

• A type of herbal medicine

• A form of ancient physical therapy

Who were the first known people to keep accurate health records?

• The early Egyptians

• The ancient Greeks

• The Romans

• The Chinese

Who inscribed health records on stone and also performed the duties of physicians in early Egypt?

• Priests

• Farmers

• Scribes

• Merchants

According to Early Egyptian beliefs, the body was a system of channels. Which of the following was NOT considered one of these channels?

• Blood

• Urine

• Bones

• Air

What was the purpose of using leeches in Early Egyptian medicine?

• To open blocked channels

• To heal broken bones

• To improve eyesight

• To treat burns

Gods were called upon to heal those with disease in early Egyptian times.

• True

• False

Who is believed to be the first known Egyptian physician?

• Ra

• Imhotep

• Anuket

• Bastet

Which of the following did Early Chinese medicine establish?

• Modern surgery

• Pharmacopoeia (official list of medicinal drugs)

• Vaccination

• Antibiotics

Early Chinese medicine believed the body should be treated as a _______.

• whole

• machine

• collection of parts

• spirit

• object