The Greeks believed that to prevent illness they should do what?
eat good food, rest often, and do exercise.
100
What was Leonardo da Vinci famous for?
Dissect humans and drawing pictures of the inside of the body.
100
If someone has an accident, what is the best way to get to the hospital?
In an ambulance.
100
Are people living longer or not nowadays? Why?
Longer. new medicine and technology
200
What was the purpose of an amulet?
To bring good luck and keep sickness and evil spirits away.
200
What did the Romans find made people sick?
How did they prevent sickness?
Dirty water and being dirty.
They built aqueducts, toilets and baths.
200
Why is it important to tie blood vessels in a wounded arm or leg?
So the person doesn't bleed too much and die.
200
What is the difference between X-ray machines and scanning machines?
x-ray- bones and teeth
scanning- soft body parts
200
What is a vaccine?
They prevent people from getting diseases.
300
Who is a shaman and what did he do?
He was a medicine man. He sang, danced and did magic spells to heal people.
300
What were hospitals like 1000 years ago in Europe?
And in the Middle East?
Europe: Monks and nuns cared for the patients. They gave them a bed and food.
Middle East: Doctors made patients feel comfortable. They played music and had fountains. They cured illness and taught new doctors about diseases.
300
In what body part does blood mix with air?
lungs
300
What is so special about modern surgery?
doctors use cameras and tvs
300
Why do people die from diseases that have medicine to cure them?
Becasue the medicine is too expensive
400
Explain ayurvedic medicine.
Indian
3000 years ago
discussed lifestyle and diet
3 dosha types (depend on body build and personality)
treatment: food, exercise, medicines made from plants and yoga.
400
What did barbers do a long time ago?
They were surgeons. They took out, repaired and replaced body parts. They cut hair.
400
What do arteries do?
They take blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
400
Name a machine that can save a life.
Kidney dialysis machine
pacemaker
400
Give an example of one new type of medicine or technology.
Nanobots that can go into patients' blood to see what the problem is.
Medicine that can grow new fingers and other body parts.
Robots that help doctors do surgeries.
500
Explain acupuncture.
China, Japan, Korea
thousands of years.
small needles in skin for 30 minutes
Needles in different places heal different illnesses