WorksheetsHistory of Medicine Part 1
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 34mins
Why was the Cave at Lasceaux such an important discovery to the medical field?
That's where the ancient Jedi scrolls are kept
Where Avicenna wrote "The Canon of Medicine"
First depiction of medicine in culture
Galen was born there
The Egyptian empire made great improvements in which medical practices (more than one answer)
Prosthetics (fake limbs)
Surgery
Dentistry
Antibiotics
Transplants
What are the Ebers Papyrus?
5 volumes written by Avicenna on medicine
Oldest collection of medical writings (~1600 BC)
Detailed anatomical drawings by DaVinci
Text written by Galen stating the human body was controlled by 4 fluids, or "humors"
Which contributions to the medical field can the Greeks take credit for? (more than one answer)
Natural approach to healing
Focus on patients' state of mind
Harmony between individual and environment
Brain surgery
Asclepius was significant because he was believed to be:
The author of the Hippocratic Oath
The God of Healing and Medicine
Some weird dude with a pet snake on a stick
Discovered penicillin
Who was the Greek that focused on the ethical nature of medicine and revolutionized how patients are diagnosed?
Hippocrates
Galen
Avicenna
Asclepius
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? (more than one answer)
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
Who identified arteries, veins and kidney function?
Galen
Hippocrates
Avicenna
Imhotep
During the Dark Ages in Europe, the Islamic Empire was making what contributions to medicine? (more than one answer)
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!
