Medical History
Alexander Fleming accidentally left a Petri dish open leading to the discovery of what world-changing antibiotic?
penicillin
some stroke survivors who lose their ability to speak are still fully capable of what vocal action?
singing
Which English monarch famously suffered from black teeth because she was absolutely obsessed with eating sugar?
Queen Elizabeth I
how many permanent teeth does the typical adult have?
32 teeth
How many bones does the average human have?
206
Which Ancient Greek physician is universally known as the 'Father of Western Medicine' and modern doctors take an oath after him?
Hippocrates
One quarter of all the bones in the human body are located where?
in your feet (26 bones per foot)
During the Middle Ages you would visit this local professional to get a painful tooth pulled as well as what other service?
Haircut / barber
what country invented the first bristled toothbrush
China (used hog, horse, and badger hairs)
On average how much skin does the human body shed in their lifetime?
77 pounds
The world's first vaccine was made from pus from a milkmaid's cowpox sore to fight what deadly disease?
Rene Laennec invented this medical tool because he was too embarrassed to place his ear directly onto a young female patient's chest?
stethoscope
Dentist Dr. William James Morrison helped co-invent what machine
cotton candy machine
how much of you tooth is actually visible above the gum-line?
one-third (the other two-thirds are under the gum-line)
How long does it take a red blood cell to circulate throughout the entire body?
20 seconds
what was the first medical school?
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
From the 1930s-1960s a standard clinical pregnancy test involved injecting a woman's urine into what animal to see if it laid eggs?
frog
What was the first dental school?
Baltimore College of Dental History
how many times does the average woman smile per day? the average man?
62-women and 8-men
we produce enough saliva during our lifetime to fill how many swimming pools?
two full-sized pools
who was the earliest recorded physician?
Imhotep of ancient Egypt
How fast do nerve impulses travel through the body
150-250 mph
Who was the first recorded dental practitioner?
Hesi-Re (Egyptian scribe)
what two animals teeth were used in George Washington's dentures
donkey and hippopotamus
Laid end to end an adults blood vessels could circle the Earth how many times?
four times