Famous Doctors
Name the famous ancient Egyptian Doctor
Imhotep
Describe the purpose of bloodletting.
Putting the body's 4 humors in balance.
What was a famous, but ineffective, ancient Greek treatment for disease?
The most famous Greek doctor
Hippocrates
Give some reasons why human anatomy was difficult to study.
Laws against using cadavers, rapid decay
What, generally, is the Hippocratic Oath about?
A pledge of proper conduct, do no harm
Who was the most famous physician during Roman times?
What was Vesalius's famous book and what did it contain?
The Fabric of the Human Body, detailed illustrations of anatomy.
What was the city of Alexandria known for?
A huge library
How was Vesalius different from many doctors of his age? (Two things)
He questioned Galen and did dissections of humans, not just animals.
Describe Pare's new treatment for gunshot wounds and how it was effective
Used a salve instead of boiling oil, people had less pain and more healing.
What happened to Alexandria's great library?
Burned by a mob
Who was the famous French "barber surgeon?"
Ambroise Pare
What other famous medical technique that is still used today did Pare invent on the battlefield to heal amputations?
Stitching the wound closed with needle and thread.
What was the famous Italian university that Vesalius studied at and where students paid their professors?
Padua University
What was Pare's famous saying?
"I treated him, God healed him."
What medical school lecture hall design is still used today?
Steeply sloping seats around an operating table
What language were medical books typically written in and why was that a problem?
Latin, only highly educated people could read them
What did Galen believe about how blood was created and circulated through the body?
That the liver made it and it constantly had to be refreshed. He believed that the blood going through the heart caused it to beat.
What did Harvey notice about heart valves that made him question Galen's conclusions about them?
They opened the wrong away--they opened toward the heart rather than away.
What was a barber surgeon?
Cut people's hair and the main place to go for medical treatment
Who did William Harvey study under at Padua?
David Frabricius, successor to Vesalius
How and what did William Harvey discover about how veins and arteries worked?
What was the famous book William Harvey wrote?
On the Motion of Blood
What was Jacobus Sylvius's main problem, representative of most Middle Ages doctors?
He relied on Galen's books and not his own observations, even if Galen's books were clearly wrong.
What was Marcello Malpighi's famous discovery and how did he find it?
Used the recently invented microscope to discover capillaries.
What famous non-medical scientist influenced the idea of scientific experimentation and method?
Galileo