WorksheetsMedicine Through Time
Total questions: 99
Worksheet time: 33mins
What was the name of the person who came up with the Theory of the 4 Humours?
Galen
Aristotle
Hippocrates
Plato
What are the 4 humours?
Water, Air, Fire & Earth
Blood, Phlegm, Black Bile & Yellow Bile
Red, Blue, Green & Yellow
Sugar, Salt, Acid & Base
Who developed the Four Humours into the Theory of Opposites?
Hippocrates
Galen
Aristotle
Vesalius
What was the name of the using the stars and planets to diagnose medicine called in Medieval times?
Alchemy
Herbology
Astrology
Phrenology
What was the term used since Medieval times to describe how disease was spread through bad air or foul smells?
Contagion
Miasma
Vector
Germ Theory
What bodily fluid was used to create charts for physicians in Medieval Times to diagnose their patients?
Blood
Saliva
Urine
Sweat
In Medieval times which institution had the most impact on diagnosing and preventing disease?
The University
The Church
The Monarchy
The Guilds
When was the printing press invented, and by who?
1605 Johann Carolus
1440 Gutenberg
1500 Aldus Manutius
1702 Elizabeth Mallet
What religious treatments were available for Medieval people?
Blood transfusion, Antibiotics
Healing prayer, Paying for Mass
Vaccination, Chemotherapy
X-ray, Organ transplant
What form of religious treatment/prevention could be done by undertaking a religious journey to a monument?
Meditation
Pilgrimage
Fasting
Confession
What sort of Medieval Treatment could involve blood letting?
Herbal Poultices
Phlebotomy
Leech Therapy
Trepanation
What creatures were used to help draw blood from people?
Butterflies
Leeches
Spiders
Ants
What non religious treatments were available for Medieval people?
Bloodletting, Pilgrimage, Praying
Bathing, Blanc mangier, Herbal remedies
Wearing amulets, Chanting spells, Exorcism
Flagellation, Visiting shrines, Relic touching
What was the name given to a series of instructions on how best to live your life healthily in the Middle Ages?
Corpus Hippocraticum
Regimen Sanitatis
De Medicina
Tabula Rasa
How did Medieval people try to purify the air?
Burning coal indoors
Lavender, Posy's Pomander
Using vinegar-soaked rags
Sprinkling salt on floors
Where did physician train in the Middle Ages and for how long?
Paris, Rome 2-3 years
London, Florence 1-2 years
Oxford, Cambridge 7-10 years
Bologna, Padua 4-5 years
Who in the Medieval times made your medicines for you?
Blacksmiths
Farmers
Knights
Apothecaries
Who would operate on you in Medieval times and on what?
Blacksmiths - broken bones
Barber surgeons - cataracts
Monks - tooth extraction
Knights - heart surgery
Who provided hospital care in the medieval period?
Doctors and nurses
Nuns and monks
Kings and queens
Merchants
Soldiers
What was the main purpose of a Medieval Hospital?
Train doctors for battle
Make people comfortable, not cure them
Perform complex surgeries
Develop new medicines
In what year did the Black Death come to England?
1352
1348
1337
1361
What type of disease was the Black Death?
Malaria
Bubonic Plague
Influenza
Cholera
What did the government do during the Black Death to stop its spread?
Built more churches
Quarantine people
Lowered taxes
Encouraged public gatherings
Increased trade with other countries
Who was believed in the Medieval period to have the healing power of touch in England?
The bishop
The physician
The king
The knight
According to the Theory of opposites what should be applied to a person who has a temperature?
Hot substances e.g. pepper
Sweet substances e.g. honey
Cold substances e.g. cucumber
Dry substances e.g. crackers
What practice was still being used to live a healthy life by in the Renaissance period from the Medieval Period?
Alchemy of Immortality
Regimen Sanitatis
Bloodletting Rituals
Astrological Healing
Miasma Purification
Which person during the Renaissance said you needed to observe the symptoms to treat the disease?
Andreas Vesalius
Paracelsus
Thomas Sydenham
Ambroise Paré
What was the name of Thomas Sydenham's book?
De Humani Corporis Fabrica
Principia Mathematica
Observations Medicae
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
In what year was the Royal Society set up?
1650
1700
1660
1688
Who was the monarch who set up the Royal Society?
James I
Charles II
George III
Elizabeth I
Who observed that it was the heart that pumped blood around the body, not the liver?
Galen
William Harvey
Andreas Vesalius
Hippocrates
What device did William Harvey observe that made him think the heart pumped blood around the body?
Water Wheel
Fire Pump
Steam Engine
Pulley System
What new idea was used during the Renaissance period where disease could be removed by rubbing something like an onion on it?
Miasma Theory
Humoral Balance
Transference
Germ Theory
What new sexually transmitted disease was called the Great Pox during the Renaissance and what was used to cure it?
Gonorrhea - herbal teas, Silver nitrate
Syphilis - sweating it out, Mercury
Chlamydia - bloodletting, Gold
HIV/AIDS - antibiotics, Penicillin
What new idea came about in the Renaissance using substances like Mercury to poison the body?
Astrology
Medical Chemistry
Alchemy
Botany
What new instruments were being used during the renaissance to help indicate peoples temperatures and weather conditions?
Microscopes and telescopes
Thermometers and barometers
Sextants and compasses
Pendulums and astrolabes
What did Vesalius encourage all training doctors to do?
To avoid studying anatomy
To encourage them to dissect
To rely only on ancient texts
To focus only on theory
What was the name of Versaliuses book?
The Canon of Medicine
Gray's Anatomy
On the fabric of the human body
De Humani Corporis Fabrica
Principles of Anatomy
How did Vesalius's book change medical teaching?
Encouraged the use of herbal remedies
Showed students where the organs were
Promoted astrology in medicine
Discouraged the study of anatomy
What could people expect from hospital treatment during the Renaissance?
Advanced surgery and anesthesia
Modern antibiotics and vaccines
Private rooms with television
Good food, visit from a physician
What event during the Renaissance changed peoples access to hospital treatment drastically?
The invention of the printing press
The Dissolution of the Monasteries
The discovery of America
The building of the Globe Theatre
What type of place could you be sent to if you have a particular type of infectious disease during the Renaissance?
Workhouse
Pest House
Guild Hall
Tavern
What was the name of Harvey's book?
The Structure of the Human Body
An anatomical account of the motion of the heart and blood
On the Circulation of the Blood in Animals
Principles of Human Anatomy
In what year did the Great Plague come to London?
1348
1665
1720
1603
What was believed to be the main medical reason for the outbreak of the Great Plague in 1665, apart from religion?
Contaminated water
Genetic mutation
Miasma
Insect bites
Malnutrition
What 4 things did physicians recommend doing during The Great Plague to stop transmission?
Taking daily baths, eating garlic, drinking wine, exercising
Quarantine, carrying posies, burning fires, avoiding crowds
Traveling frequently, sharing food, attending gatherings, singing in public
Ignoring symptoms, visiting markets, shaking hands, hugging strangers
What suits did physicians wear during the Great Plague to prevent catching it?
Chainmail armor
Roman togas
Bird Beak costumes
Samurai armor
What 3 things did government do to help prevent the plague spreading?
Build new hospitals, Increase trade, Lower taxes
Recommend fasting nationally, 200,000 cats, 40,000 dogs and Employ official watchers to
Encourage public celebrations, Import more food, Promote travel
Ban all forms of work, Close all schools, Start new markets
What did local mayors do to track the disease spread?
Close all city gates
Employ official watchers to
Organize public festivals
Increase trade with neighbors
What was the name of the person responsible for the idea of Germ Theory?
Isaac Newton
Louis Pasteur
Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel
What new idea did scientists come up with in the 18th century to explain diseases just appearing from no-where?
Spontaneous Generation
Cell Theory
Germ Theory
Miasma Theory
Which 4 scientists did Pasteur start to influence in spreading his theory?
Robert Koch & Henry Bastian
Isaac Newton & Albert Einstein
Charles Darwin & Gregor Mendel
Marie Curie & James Watson
What work was Robert Koch most famous for?
Microbes
Astronomy
Botany
Physics
Who developed the theory that Cholera was water born disease?
John Snow
Louis Pasteur
Robert Koch
Edward Jenner
What was the most important piece of equipment in being able to see microbes?
Clearer focusing microscopes
Petri dishes
Incubators
Sterile gloves
Why was there more interest in finding out the cause of diseases during this time period?
The Enlightenment impact
The rise of feudalism
The decline of trade routes
The spread of folklore
In what war did Florence Nightingale drastically improve the life expectancy of soldiers in hospital?
The Crimean War
World War I
The American Civil War
The Boer War
What ratio did Florence Nightingale get the death rate down to during the Crimean War?
40% - 2%
50% - 10%
30% - 15%
60% - 25%
What method of construction did Florence Nightingale get hospitals modeled on?
The Pavillion Plan
The Block System
The Tower Design
The Courtyard Model
When did Nightingale establish the Nightingale School for Nurses in London?
1860
1855
1872
1880
What were the names of Nightingale's TWO books?
Notes on Nursing & Antiseptics
The Principles of Surgery & Hygiene
Medical Essays & Practices
On Hospitals & Health
What new idea was helping to improve the cleanliness of hospitals in the 19th century?
Antiseptics
Vaccination
Anesthesia
X-rays
What new group of chemicals was being used to help successfully make patients unconscious for operations?
Anaesthetics
Antibiotics
Vaccines
Antiseptics
What was the name of the person who discovered Chloroform and when did he do so?
James Simpson 1847
Louis Pasteur 1865
Joseph Lister 1870
Edward Jenner 1796
What substance did Joseph Lister use in early operations to keep surgical equipment clean?
Carbolic Acid
Alcohol
Mercury
Iodine
In what year did Lister first use Carbolic Acid in a surgery?
1865
1870
1850
1880
What was the name of the person who used vaccinations on smallpox for the first time and when did he do so?
Edward Jenner & 1796
Louis Pasteur & 1885
Alexander Fleming & 1928
Jonas Salk & 1955
When did the government first agree to use tax payers money to help vaccinate them against smallpox?
1840
1853
1901
1825
When did the government first make vaccinations compulsory for smallpox?
1872
1853
1901
1885
In what year did the Public Health Act provide people with clean water, dispose of all sewage and start to build public toilets?
1875
1848
1901
1866
Why was the 1848 Public Health Act not as successful as its later successor?
It wasn't; made compulsory for
It was too expensive to implement
It focused only on rural areas
It banned all forms of sanitation
In what year was the main outbreak of Cholera in London?
1854
1848
1866
1832
What was the name of the street during cholera that the pump handle was removed from by John Snow?
Broad Street
Fleet Street
Baker Street
King's Road
What was the name of Snow's book that he wrote after the 1848-49 outbreak of Cholera?
On the mode of
The Spread of Disease
Cholera and Its Causes
Epidemics in London
What was the name of the German Scientists who came up with the idea of the Fundamental Laws of Inheritance?
Mendel
Einstein
Humboldt
Planck
What was the name of the duo behind the human gene theory?
Watson & Crick
Darwin & Wallace
Franklin & Wilkins
Mendel & Morgan
What was the project called that went on to map the whole of a strand of DNA and when did it complete this?
The Human Genome Project & 2003
The DNA Mapping Initiative & 1995
Genome Explorer Project & 2010
Strand Sequencing Program & 2007
What was the surgery called where you could have your breasts removed to stop the potential of you having cancer due to your genetic background?
Mastectomy
Appendectomy
Hysterectomy
Lobectomy
What lifestyle choice was linked to lung cancer?
Smoking
Exercising regularly
Eating fruits
Drinking water
Name two 20th century developments from the X-Ray machine.
CT and MRI scanners
Stethoscope and thermometer
Pacemaker and insulin pump
Ultrasound and hearing aid
What did doctors discover in the human body in the 20th century that meant the human body was attacking illness and viruses itself?
Antibodies
Enzymes
Hormones
Red blood cells
What disease was first targeted by magic bullet chemical cures?
Syphilis - sweating it out
Tuberculosis - fresh air treatment
Malaria - quinine therapy
Diabetes - insulin injections
What was the first antibiotic?
Penicillin
Aspirin
Insulin
Morphine
What was the name of the duo who developed the idea of Penicillin?
Florey & Chain
Watson & Crick
Curie & Becquerel
Sanger & Gilbert
What 3 types of surgery were developed during the 20th century that helped save lives?
Micro surgery, keyhole surgery
Bloodletting, trepanning, leech therapy
Herbal surgery, bone setting, cupping
Astrology surgery, humor balancing, spirit surgery
Name two government campaigns that were used to try and prevent illness in the 20th century.
Change4life, anti smoking
World War II, The Blitz
The Industrial Revolution, The Great Fire of London
The Space Race, Moon Landing
What organisation was set up in 1948 that radically improved hospital care and treatment in the UK?
National Health Service
World Health Organization
British Medical Association
Red Cross
What did Phase one of the NHS target?
Access to care but provision
Privatization of services
Reduction in healthcare staff
Introduction of new medical technologies
What did Phase Two of the NHS target?
Better treatment for all.
Increased hospital funding only.
Privatization of healthcare services.
Reduction in medical staff.
What two new treatments were available to help prevent the spread of cancer?
Radiotherapy & Chemotherapy
Antibiotics & Vaccines
Insulin & Penicillin
Aspirin & Morphine
What new pieces of equipment were available in the 20th century for those surviving wars with missing arms or legs?
Prosthetic limbs
Hearing aids
Wheelchairs with engines
Artificial hearts
What vaccination campaigns did the government launch in the 20th Century?
Polio, Diphtheria and Measles.
Smallpox, Chickenpox and Influenza.
HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Ebola, SARS and Zika.
What was now available to people in the 20th century if they had faulty hearts or lungs?
Transplants
Vaccines
Antibiotics
Pacemakers
When did the government ban smoking in workplaces?
2007
2005
2010
2012
When did the government raise the legal age to buy cigarettes from 16 to 18?
2007
2005
2010
2015
What was the first way the NHS could go about diagnosing someone who may potentially have lung cancer?
CT scan
Blood pressure test
ECG (Electrocardiogram)
Urine analysis
Which country funded 21 pharmaceutical companies to develop the mass production of penicillin?
USA
Germany
Japan
France
What was the name of the person who first discovered penicillin?
Alexander Flemming
Louis Pasteur
Marie Curie
Joseph Lister
In what decade were people able to monitor their blood sugar via monitors?
1960's
1940's
1970's
1980's
