Quiz 2-ch. 5 Humours & mythological/historical figures

Question 1

Sanquine

Answer 1

Blood-cheerful and lively as a result of dominance of blood.

Question 2

phlegmatic

Answer 2

phlegm-calm and tough due to excess phlegm which was thought to be cold and moist.

Question 3

Melancholic

Answer 3

black bile-gloomy and anxious owing to a surplus of bile.

Question 4

Choleric

Answer 4

yellow bile-lively and sometimes irascible because they had too much yellow bile in their bodies.

Question 5

Asklepios

Answer 5

son of Apollo, God of Medicine; he holds a staff with a snake intertwined, representing rejuvenation.

Question 6

Hippocrates

Answer 6

Father of Medicine, left a large collection of treatises on anatomy, physiology, prognosis, surgery, gynecology, obstetrics, pediatrics, treatment through drugs and diet, medical ethics and etiquette.

Question 7

Galen

Answer 7

most renowned doctors in Roman world, he also wrote treatises just like Hippocrates but almost twice as many. He is well known for his advances in anatomy and physiology, which he learned being appointed as surgeon to a school of gladiators. Also, rumored that he practiced human dissection (cadavers) and performed animal experiments on apes, dogs and pigs. Discovered that the laryngeal nerve which extends from cranial spinal cord to the chest and then to the larynx and brain controlled speech, not the heart (Aristotle)

Question 8

Soranus

Answer 8

male doctor who dealt with gynecological complaints. Believed that a good midwife played and important role in the health of women. Receives training in all areas of study and can prescribe rules of hygiene, observe general and specific symptoms. Will be calm and undaunted in crisis.

Question 9

Celsus

Answer 9

lived in the reign of Tiberious (14-37 BC) believed that most people cold regulate their own lives in such a way as to remain healthy, provided that they followed a certain kind of lifestyle that not only included a reasonable diet but also an occasional massage and exercise.