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History of Medicine Part 1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Described the diagnosis and treatment of over 200 diseases and was known as the "God of Medicine" 
a)
Galen
b)
Avicenna
c)
Imhotep 
d)
Hippocrates 
2.
He believed sickness had a physical and rational explanation and taught against ethically improper conduct.  Also coined terms like acute, chronic and epidemic 
a)
Galen
b)
Imhotep
c)
Hippocrates 
d)
Avicenna 
3.
He was the world's first anatomist and (incorrectly) believed that disease resulted in an imbalance of vital fluids or "humors". 
a)
Galen
b)
Hippocrates 
c)
Imhotep
d)
Avicenna 
4.
Avicenna is known for which accomplishment (that influenced physicians for centuries):
a)
First vaccine
b)
"The Fabric of the Human Body"
c)
"The Cannon of Medicine" 
d)
Anatomically correct drawings
5.
From the 10th-14th centuries, there was a significant influence in medicine from arab nations.  Those advancements include all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Built fantastic schools and hospitals 
b)
Translated texts by Galen and Hippocrates 
c)
Refuted the theory of spontaneous generation 
d)
Made significant advancements in such things as epilepsy, surgery and quarantine 
6.
The first universities dedicated to teaching the medical arts first came about when?
a)
1920
b)
1820
c)
1220
d)
1492
7.
Who was the first to begin to make very precise anatomical drawings (during the Renaissance period)? 
a)
Vesalius 
b)
Da Vinci
c)
Spallanzani 
d)
Vivaldi 
8.

Why was the Cave at Lasceaux such an important discovery to the medical field?

a)

That's where the ancient Jedi scrolls are kept

b)

Where Avicenna wrote "The Canon of Medicine"

c)

First depiction of medicine in culture

d)

Galen was born there

9.

The Egyptian empire made great improvements in which medical practices (more than one answer)

a)

Prosthetics (fake limbs)

b)

Surgery

c)

Dentistry

d)

Antibiotics

e)

Transplants

10.

What are the Ebers Papyrus?

a)

5 volumes written by Avicenna on medicine

b)

Oldest collection of medical writings (~1600 BC)

c)

Detailed anatomical drawings by DaVinci

d)

Text written by Galen stating the human body was controlled by 4 fluids, or "humors"

11.

Which contributions to the medical field can the Greeks take credit for? (more than one answer)

a)

Natural approach to healing

b)

Focus on patients' state of mind

c)

Harmony between individual and environment

d)

Brain surgery

12.

Asclepius was significant because he was believed to be:

a)

The author of the Hippocratic Oath

b)

The God of Healing and Medicine

c)

Some weird dude with a pet snake on a stick

d)

Discovered penicillin

13.

Who was the Greek that focused on the ethical nature of medicine and revolutionized how patients are diagnosed?

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Galen

c)

Avicenna

d)

Asclepius

14.

What was the primary focus of the Hippocratic Oath?

a)

Described over 200 diseases

b)

The tale of an old man and the sea

c)

Focused on the ethical conduct of physicians and the honorable standards of the profession

d)

Mr. Dalton, there is no such thing. Why do you lie to us so much??!!

15.

The Romans are known to have contributed which to modern medicine and medical practices? (more than one answer)

a)

Public health initiatives

b)

Improved technology in medical instruments

c)

Constructed sewers and removed trash and waste from the cities

d)

Provided fresh water via aqueducts

e)

Built wicked awesome statues and buildings and stuff

16.

Who identified arteries, veins and kidney function?

a)

Galen

b)

Hippocrates

c)

Avicenna

d)

Imhotep

17.

During the Dark Ages in Europe, the Islamic Empire was making what contributions to medicine? (more than one answer)

a)

Translated texts by Galen and Hippocrates

b)

Hospitals and schools

c)

Made advances in things like the study of disease and the use of quarantine

d)

Mummification

e)

Lazer beams!