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History of Medicince
Mrs. Driscoll
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Isolated radium in 1910 | Marie Curie |
| Established the patterns of heredirty | Gregory Mendel |
| Developed a vaccine for smallpox in 1796 | Edward Jenner |
| Described the circulation of blood to and from the heart | William Harvey |
| Began public health and sanitation systems | Romans |
| Discovered X rays 1895 | William Roentgen |
| Father of medicine, developed an organized system | Hippocrates |
| Discovered penicillin in 1928 | Sir Alexander Fleming |
| Artist who used dissection to draw the human body | Leonardo da vinci |
| Emphasis was placed on saving the soul and study of medicine was prohibited | Dark ages |
| Founded american red cross in 1881 | Clara Barton |
| Earliest people known to maintain accurate health records | Egyptians |
| Began pasteurizing milk to kill bacteria | Louis Pasteur |
| developed culture plate method to identify pathogens | Robert Koch |
| Founder of modern nursing | Florence Nightingale |
| Began using disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery | Joseph Lister |
| Created the first mercury thermometer | Gabriel Fahrenheit |
| Developed the polio vaccine in 1952 | Jonas Salk |
| An Arab physician who began the use of animal gut for suture material | Rhazes |
| When did most advances in medicine happen? | 20th Century |
| Discovered bifocals | Benjamin Franklin |
| What did ancient people think was the cause of disease and illness? | Supernatural spirits and demons |
| 4 things Hippocrates stressed to help the body heal itself | Good diet, fresh air, cleanliness, and exercise |
| What is the Rod of Aesculapius? | Greek symbol associated with medicine and healing |
| In the dark ages, what was the main method used to treat illness and disease? | Monks and priests stressed prayer to treat illness and disease |
| 4 diseases that shortened the life span in the middle ages | smallpox, typhoid, tuberculosis, malaria |
| Why was dissection a major advance? | Physicians could now view body organs and see the connections between different systems in the body |
| What was the significance of the invention of the microscope in 1666? | This allowed physicians to see organisms that are too small for the human eye |
| What did apothecaries use to make many of the medications in the 17th century? | plants and herbs |
| Why was the invention of the stethoscope in 1819 important? | This invention allowed physicians to listen to internal body sounds, increased knowledge of the human body |
| 4 woman who made important contributions to the advance of health care in the 19th century | Clara Barton, Florence Nightingale, Dorthea Dix, Elizabeth Blackwell |
| used acupuncture to relieve pain and congestion | Chinese |
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