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WorksheetsHistory of Medicine Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who was believed to be the first physician?
Hippocrates
Imhotep
Claudius Galen
Rene Lannec
Who was the inventor of the microscope?
Anton von Leeuhenhoek
Ambrose Pare
Rene Lannec
Gabriel Fahrenheit
Which ancient people were believed to be the first to keep medical records?
(a)
Who is considered the Father of Medicine?
Gregory Mendel
Jonas Salk
Hippocrates
Christian Barnard
Who was the founder of modern nursing?
Florence Nightingale
Clara Barton
Marie Curie
Christian Barnard
What did Sir Alexander Fleming discover in 1928?
blood transfusions
germs
heart transplants
Penicillin
What did Rene Lannec discover?
(a)
What procedure did James Blundell invent?
Using plants as medication
Organ transplant
Human dissection
Blood transfusion
What major contributions did Hippocrates make to the field of medicine?
Taught that observing patients and taking notes is very important to finding cures
Created the first hospital full of skilled nurses
Taught that disease is a result of natural causes, not spiritual causes
Encouraged cleanliness and proper diet to cure illness
Used dissection to draw the human body
Louis Pasteur invented a process called pasteurization that saves lives by killing bacteria in _
(a)
Edward Jenner invented the vaccine for which disease?
Mumps
Measles
Polio
Smallpox
Rubella
Leonardo di Vinci used human dissection to create what?
Drawings of human anatomy
Medications to treat diseases
A method for organ transplants
More beautiful paintings on church ceilings
Who founded the American Red Cross?
(a)
People in Ancient Times believed illnesses were caused by
Bacteria and viruses
Natural causes
Upsetting the gods, demons, evil spirits
The four humors
In Ancient times, most illnesses were treated by
Barbers
Nurses
Doctors
Priests and spiritual leaders
How was the bubonic plague (or Black Death) spread?
Sewage in drinking water
Bite of a flea that has fed on an infected rodent
Feces
Coughing and sneezing
Who developed the polio vaccine?
(a)
What contribution did Christian Barnard make to the field of medicine?
Performed the first heart transplant
Performed the first blood transfusion
Father of Medicine
Linked handwashing to the spread of infection
What advancements did ancient Hindus contribute to medicine?
Created acupuncture
Hospitals staffed by nurses
Performed surgeries
Built a sewer system to slow spread of infection
Discovered Anesthesia
Which ancient culture documented over 1000 medical herbs and established the science of acupuncture?
Arabic
Greek
Egyptian
Chinese
A greater number of cases of an infectious disease than normal in a population or area is called a/an
Epidemic
Pandemic
Outbreak
Endemic
An epidemic that spreads to a significantly larger population across several countries or continents is called a _
(a)
