Summary: History- Medicine Through Time

Study material generic cover image
  • This + 400k other summaries
  • A unique study and practice tool
  • Never study anything twice again
  • Get the grades you hope for
  • 100% sure, 100% understanding
PLEASE KNOW!!! There are just 44 flashcards and notes available for this material. This summary might not be complete. Please search similar or other summaries.
Use this summary
Remember faster, study better. Scientifically proven.
Trustpilot Logo

Read the summary and the most important questions on History- Medicine through time

  • 1 History- Medicine through time

    This is a preview. There are 34 more flashcards available for chapter 1
    Show more cards here

  • What would people do at Asclepions

    People would go there to rest, exercise and eat a healthy diet (natural treatment). But they believed they would be healed in the night by the Gods (supernatural treatment).
  • What did Greek philosophers do

    Looked for rational explanations for disease.
  • What did Hippocrates encourage doctors to do?

    look for natural treatments rather than praying to Gods.
  • What did Hippocrates encourage?

    observation and recording of illnesses and treatment. To help cure other patients in the future.
  • What is the Hippocratic Collection?

    first detailed list of symptoms and treatments.
  • What was the Four Humours?

    A theory developed by Hippocrates believed until the Renaissance.
  • How were patients treated?

    Careful Observation, Rest and Exercise, Vomiting and Purging, Prayer, Herbal Remedies.
  • How did Galen build on the theory of the four humours>

    He developed the theory of opposites. For example, if a man has a cold you should give him a hot pepper to balance his humours.
  • What did Galen prove?

    The brain controls speech instead of heart (pig experiment).
  • What did Galen say and how long did his reputation last?

    He said that every organ had a special role to play and were designed by God. His reputation lasted over 1400 years.
PLEASE KNOW!!! There are just 44 flashcards and notes available for this material. This summary might not be complete. Please search similar or other summaries.

To read further, please click:

Read the full summary
This summary +380.000 other summaries A unique study tool A rehearsal system for this summary Studycoaching with videos
  • Higher grades + faster learning
  • Never study anything twice
  • 100% sure, 100% understanding
Discover Study Smart

Topics related to Summary: History- Medicine Through Time