MEDICINE: HISTORY OF MEDICINE EXAM | QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | LATEST 2026 PDF UPDATE
Hippocrates - ANSWER-Believed disease was not just caused by
demons and spirits. Wrote the first clinical descriptions of diphtheria.
Called father of medicine
Hippocratic Oath - ANSWER-Pledges physicians to do their best for
patients, to avoid doing harm, and to keep secret information about
their patients. It continues to serve as a code of conduct for today's
physicians.
Medicine during the Dark Ages - ANSWER-Religious teachings about
the causes of disease important. Dissections of human corpses were
forbidden. early hospitals were founded, were dirty and places where
care was taking care of the dying.
Medicine during the Renaissance - ANSWER-The invention of printing
led to books on surgery and medicinal plants. Experimentation
became more common, as did dissection of human corpses.
Anton van Leeuwenhoek - ANSWER-(1632—1723) Dutch. The first
person to see blood cells, sperm cells, and one-celled organisms. Used
the microscope.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | LATEST 2026 PDF UPDATE
Hippocrates - ANSWER-Believed disease was not just caused by
demons and spirits. Wrote the first clinical descriptions of diphtheria.
Called father of medicine
Hippocratic Oath - ANSWER-Pledges physicians to do their best for
patients, to avoid doing harm, and to keep secret information about
their patients. It continues to serve as a code of conduct for today's
physicians.
Medicine during the Dark Ages - ANSWER-Religious teachings about
the causes of disease important. Dissections of human corpses were
forbidden. early hospitals were founded, were dirty and places where
care was taking care of the dying.
Medicine during the Renaissance - ANSWER-The invention of printing
led to books on surgery and medicinal plants. Experimentation
became more common, as did dissection of human corpses.
Anton van Leeuwenhoek - ANSWER-(1632—1723) Dutch. The first
person to see blood cells, sperm cells, and one-celled organisms. Used
the microscope.
