Herbal medications that are still used today and were discovered and used in primitive times as well? Which one was used for pain
digitalis- heart
morphine was used for pain
morphine was used for pain
before the science of medicine was introduced many people believed that health was controlled by what?
demons and evil spirits
first group of people to keep medical records
ancient egyptians
i was probably the first physician
imhotep
ancient egyptian method of unclogging the channels of the body
blood letting and leeches
time period that used pulse to determine the health of the body
ancient chinese
what is acupuncture
inserting needles into the body at acupuncture points. used to relieve pain and congestion
the people that began modern medical science by observing the human body and disease effects
ancient greeks
father of comparative anatomy
aristotle
father of medicine
hippocrates
oath taken by physicians today is called the
oath of hippocrates
ancient romans began sanitation systems to prevent disease. what methods did they use
draining marshes to prevent malaria, filtered water, used aqueducts,
person who dissected animals to determine the function of muscles, kidneys and the bladder
claudius galen
before doctors were required to acquire to an education these people where considered the doctors
monks and priests
how was disease handled during the dark ages
divine intervention and prayer
what is a pandemic? how does one contract the bubonic plague
break out of a disease in a major region.
fleas would get from rats then fleas would get on to humans
the man who began using animal gaft for suture material he was known as the
rahzes, arabian hippocrates
the 2 individuals who used dissection of the human body to draw realistic models of the body
leonardo da vinci and michelangelo
what was cyclosporine used for
to supress organs after organ transplant as the body would reject the organ
father of modern surgery
ambrose pare
invented the microscope
anton van leewenhoek
invented the mercury thermometer
gabriel farenheit
what did edward jenner do to influence the history of medicine
developed vaccination for small pox
this person performed the first blood transfusion
james blundell
invented the first stethoscope
rene laennec
the founder of modern nursing. what specific contributions did she give to the field of nursing.
florence nightingale. began professional education of nurses.
founded nightingale school and home for nurses
semmelweiss encouraged
doctors to wash hands with lime after performing autopsies
began the use of antiseptics and disinectants during surgery to prevent infections
joseph lister
founder of the american red cross
clara barton
list several contributions that louis pasteur made to medical field
figured out how to pasteurize milk,found cure for rabies, found out that micro organisms caused disease
established principles of heredity
gregory mendel
discovered viruses in 1892
dimitry ivanofski
the father of microbiology
anton van leewenhoek
developed x rays
willaim roentgen
developed vaccine for typhoid fever
almroth wright
demonstrated that mosquioes carry yellow fever
walter reed
identified blood groups (ABO)
carl landsteiner
discussed how white blood cells protect us against disease
dr elie metchnikoff
discovered insulin to treat diabetes
frederick banting and charles best
studied psychiatry and psychology
sigmund freud
discovered penicillin
sir alexander fleming
studied dna
francis crick and james watson
developed the live virus oral polio vaccine
albert sabin
another name for a white blood cell
leukocytes
why did physicians began using amniocentesis
to detect any problems before birth
who performed the first heart transplat
christian barnard
