medicine through time- medieval

Question 1

what were the believed causes of illness in the medieval ?

Answer 1

miasma
4 humours
religion
astrology

Question 2

what were the four humours?

Answer 2

theory that the body contained 4 fluids
yellow bile, black bile, blood, phlegm
Hippocrates

Question 3

astrology

Answer 3

belief that the alignment of the stars and the planets could cause illness

Question 4

what consisted of miasma treatments?

Answer 4

herbs burnt and fire lit to burn off smells

keeping clean

Question 5

what consisted of humoral treatments?

Answer 5

bloodletting-cupping, leeches
purging-making patients vomit
remedies and bathing

Question 6

what consisted of astrological treatments?

Answer 6

star charts consulted before treating

herbs, bleeding, purging

Question 7

prevention of diseases in the medieval times

Answer 7

hospitals, physicians, apothecaries, barber surgeons

Question 8

religious treatments

Answer 8

praying, pilgrimages, fasting, self-flagellation

Question 9

apothecaries in the medieval

Answer 9

mixed herbal remedies

no formal training

Question 10

hospitals in the medieval

Answer 10

owned by the church (monks & nuns)
funded by charitable donations
rest and recover (NO treatment)

Question 11

physicians in the medieval

Answer 11

diagnosed illness
recommended treatment
did NOT treat

Question 12

barber surgeons in the medieval

Answer 12

barbers who carried out simple operations
teeth pulling & amputations
NO training

Question 13

when was the medieval period?

Answer 13

1250-1500