The History of Medicine Review

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Herbal medications that are still used today, and were discovered and used in primitive times as well, include which of the following for pain? Morphine, Aloe vera, Ginger, Echinacea

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Morphine

Front

Before the science of medicine was introduced, many people believed that health was controlled by what?

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evil spirits

Front

The first group of people to keep medical records were:

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Ancient Egyptians

Front

The life span during the Primitive Times was approximately:

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20 years

Front

I was probably the first physician: _________________

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Imhotep

Front

Ancient Egyptian method of unclogging the “channels” of the body is known as:

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Bloodletting

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Time period that used pulse to determine the health of the body:

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Ancient Chinese

Front

Acupuncture is:

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a traditional Chinese medical practice involving the insertion of thin needles into specific points on the body to assist with pain

Front

The people that began modern medical science by observing the human body and disease effects were: Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Chinese

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Greeks

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Father of Comparative Anatomy is? Father of Medicine is?

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Aristotle and Hippocrates