History of Medicine Exam Review
Questions and Answers
Hippocrates - correct answer-"Founder of Medicine" During the Golden Age in Greece
he was a scientist that believed all diseases came from natural causes. He also had
high ideals for physicians & an oath was made that is still used today.
Galen - correct answer-Greek surgeon of the Roman Empire, he described heart valves
and studied arteries and veins.
Imhotep - correct answer-Egyptian God of Medicine. Name of the architect who
designed the Step Pyramid
Aristotle - correct answer-A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, started a
famous school, studied with Plato
Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) - correct answer-Wrote one of the most influential human
anatomy books (De Humani Corporis fabrica) and was considered the father of modern
human anatomy.
Anton van Leeuwenhoek - correct answer-Father of microbiology discovered single
celled organisms
Elizabeth Blackwell - correct answer-the first female physician in the US who was
awarded her degree in 1849
Joseph Lister (1827-1912) - correct answer-1. Used carbolic acid on wounds to kill
germs
2. First doctor to use an antiseptic during surgery
Clara Barton - correct answer-Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red
Cross
Louis Pasteur - correct answer-A French chemist, Invented Pasteurization. This man
discovered that heat could kill bacteria that otherwise spoiled liquids including milk,
wine, and beer.
Ambrose Pare (1510-1590) - correct answer-father of modern orthopedic surgery. He
invented many techniques, especially in the treatment of war wounds.
, Marie Curie - correct answer-A Polish physicist who, with French husband Pierre,
discovered radioactivity
Watson and Crick - correct answer-discovered the structure of DNA
Louise Brown - correct answer-First "test tube" baby born in England in 1978
Jonas Salk - correct answer-Developed the polio vaccine in 1952
Alexander Fleming (1928) - correct answer-discovered the first antibiotic, penicillin
Edward Jenner - correct answer-Developed a vaccine for smallpox in 1796
Sigmund Freud - correct answer-Austrian neurologist known for his work on the
unconscious mind. Developed psychoanalysis.
Christian Barnard - correct answer-Performed first successful heart transplant
Trepanation - correct answer-drilling holes in ones skull as a cure for mental disorders
Auscultation - correct answer-Listening with a stethoscope to sounds within the body
Palpation - correct answer-to examine by touch for diagnosing diseases or illnesses
Olfacation - correct answer-the action or capacity of smelling; the sense of smell.
acupuncture - correct answer-Chinese medical practice of inserting needles into certain
areas of the body that creates illness or provides local anesthesia
Cupping - correct answer-placing a heated cup on the skin to create a slight suction as
for relieving internal congestion
Aqueduct - correct answer-artificial channel for conducting water over a distance
moxibustion - correct answer-ancient Chinese method of treatment that uses a
powdered plant substance on the skin to raise a blister.
pharmacopoeia - correct answer-n. A book containing the formulas and methods of
preparation of medicines for the use of druggists.
Papyrus - correct answer-a long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds that the
ancient Egyptians used to write on
Asclepius - correct answer-Greek god of healing and medicine
Questions and Answers
Hippocrates - correct answer-"Founder of Medicine" During the Golden Age in Greece
he was a scientist that believed all diseases came from natural causes. He also had
high ideals for physicians & an oath was made that is still used today.
Galen - correct answer-Greek surgeon of the Roman Empire, he described heart valves
and studied arteries and veins.
Imhotep - correct answer-Egyptian God of Medicine. Name of the architect who
designed the Step Pyramid
Aristotle - correct answer-A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, started a
famous school, studied with Plato
Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) - correct answer-Wrote one of the most influential human
anatomy books (De Humani Corporis fabrica) and was considered the father of modern
human anatomy.
Anton van Leeuwenhoek - correct answer-Father of microbiology discovered single
celled organisms
Elizabeth Blackwell - correct answer-the first female physician in the US who was
awarded her degree in 1849
Joseph Lister (1827-1912) - correct answer-1. Used carbolic acid on wounds to kill
germs
2. First doctor to use an antiseptic during surgery
Clara Barton - correct answer-Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red
Cross
Louis Pasteur - correct answer-A French chemist, Invented Pasteurization. This man
discovered that heat could kill bacteria that otherwise spoiled liquids including milk,
wine, and beer.
Ambrose Pare (1510-1590) - correct answer-father of modern orthopedic surgery. He
invented many techniques, especially in the treatment of war wounds.
, Marie Curie - correct answer-A Polish physicist who, with French husband Pierre,
discovered radioactivity
Watson and Crick - correct answer-discovered the structure of DNA
Louise Brown - correct answer-First "test tube" baby born in England in 1978
Jonas Salk - correct answer-Developed the polio vaccine in 1952
Alexander Fleming (1928) - correct answer-discovered the first antibiotic, penicillin
Edward Jenner - correct answer-Developed a vaccine for smallpox in 1796
Sigmund Freud - correct answer-Austrian neurologist known for his work on the
unconscious mind. Developed psychoanalysis.
Christian Barnard - correct answer-Performed first successful heart transplant
Trepanation - correct answer-drilling holes in ones skull as a cure for mental disorders
Auscultation - correct answer-Listening with a stethoscope to sounds within the body
Palpation - correct answer-to examine by touch for diagnosing diseases or illnesses
Olfacation - correct answer-the action or capacity of smelling; the sense of smell.
acupuncture - correct answer-Chinese medical practice of inserting needles into certain
areas of the body that creates illness or provides local anesthesia
Cupping - correct answer-placing a heated cup on the skin to create a slight suction as
for relieving internal congestion
Aqueduct - correct answer-artificial channel for conducting water over a distance
moxibustion - correct answer-ancient Chinese method of treatment that uses a
powdered plant substance on the skin to raise a blister.
pharmacopoeia - correct answer-n. A book containing the formulas and methods of
preparation of medicines for the use of druggists.
Papyrus - correct answer-a long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds that the
ancient Egyptians used to write on
Asclepius - correct answer-Greek god of healing and medicine
