History of Medicine Flashcards
(25 cards)
By what factors has Western medicine and Dentistry been spread by?
➢ Mercantile capitalism
➢Colonization
➢Spread of Christianity
➢ Industrial revolution
Fill in the blank. “ Pre- historic medicine was based on ______”
Superstition
True or False? In pre-historic medicine, treatment was based on magic, rituals, spells, exorcism, roots, barks, herbs etc.
TRUE!!!
What was the earliest known dental practitioner in Egypt called?
Hesy-Re
Who was the first person to engage in orthopaedic practices (bone settings)?
Imhotep
At what time did dentistry originate?
7000 BC during Indus Valley Insudtrialization
What era is marked as the beginning of Western Medicine?
Greek/ Roman Medicine/ Dentistry Era
Who is known as the Father of Medicine?
Hippocrates
Which physician implemented the theory of the four humours (phlegm, blood, black bile and yellow bile).?
Claudius Galenus
Who discovered blood circulation and in what year was that done?
William Harvey in 1628
Fill in the blank. “ In 1796 , Edward Jenner discovered a vaccination against______”
Smallpox
What was the first dental school to be established?
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
Fill in the blank. “ In 1847 ________ used ________ for anaesthesia in surgical operation.
James Simpson & chloroform
Who discovered that cholera is spread by water?
John Snow
” Not snow but by water cholera spread”
Who isolated the germs causing anthrax, cholera and TB and in what year?
Robert Koch in 1875 – 1885
“ Robert kotch the germs on the slides”
idek if that makes sense lol
True or False? Penicillin was discovered by Louis Pasteur while Alexander Fleming discovered a vaccination against anthrax and rabies.
FALSE!! Alexandra Flemming discovered Penicillin while Louis Pasteur discovered the vaccination against anthrax and rabies.
” FlemmING - PenicillIN”
What is Endodontics?
Specialty that handles diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the inside of the teeth (pulp chamber, pulp canal and related tissues)
What is Periodontics?
Focuses on care, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of tissues surrounding/
supporting the teeth.
“Peri - Prevent”
What bacteria caused the bubonic plague?
Yersinia pestis
Where does the bacteria Yersinia pestis originate from?
They live in the gut of fleas. Fleas spread the bacteria to rats and humans through bites.
Fill in the blanks. During the bubonic plague outbreaks of 1347 – 1700s, the predominant theory among the scientists of the day was that it was caused by______.
Miasma (noxious or unpleasant air, smell or vapour)
What is Black Death and how long was it around for?
Black Death was a bubonic pandemic that occurred between 1346 and 1352
By Who and how was Scurvy discovered?
James Lind systematically established that deficiency in vitamin C causes scurvy through his experiment with sailors on a voyage
“Lind - Rind from orange(vit c) Scurvy- Sailors”
What is the function of the Poor-Law commission?
The commission explored issues of community health and recommended approached for addressing them.
