Medical Pioneers
This Scottish Biologist discovered Penicillin by accident in 1928 via an unattended petri dish
Alexander Fleming
This common over-the-counter drug is used to treat pain, fever, and inflammation
Aspirin
This imaging technique uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed images of organs and tissues
MRI
Known for the process of "Pasteurization," this French chemist proved the Germ Theory of Disease
Louis Pasteur
These chemical messengers are secreted by the endocrine glands
Hormones
An EEG is used to detect and record the electrical activity of this specific organ
Brain
This Medical Doctor was admitted to Med School as a "prank", but became the first ever Woman to earn the degree
Elizabeth Blackwell
This class of drugs, which includes morphine and codeine, is derived from the opium poppy
Opioids
This device uses an electrical shock to reset the heart’s rhythm during ventricular fibrillation
Defibrillator
This 2-time Nobel winner developed mobile X-ray units during WW2 to locate shrapnel in wounded soldiers
Marie Curie
This type of immunity is acquired when the body produces its own antibodies in response to an infection or a vaccine.
Active Immunity
This surgical tool uses high-frequency electrical currents to cut tissue or seal blood vessels
Electrocautery (Bovie)
This English physician used fluid from a cowpox blister to create the world's first successful smallpox vaccine
Edward Jenner
Produced in the islets of Langerhans, this hormone allows the body to use sugar from carbohydrates for energy
Insulin
Created by a French doctor's lack of comfort with touching others, this tool is now a symbol of medicine
Stethoscope