Who is considered the first known physician in history?
Imhotep
What city was famous for its library and medical school?
Alexandria
What was the name of Vesalius’ famous book correcting Galen?
On the Fabric of the Human Body
Which barber-surgeon replaced boiling oil with soothing ointments?
Ambroise Paré
What practice, based on the four humors, continued into George Washington’s death?
Bloodletting
Who is called the “Father of Medicine”?
Hippocrates
Which Roman physician treated gladiators and became the emperor’s doctor?
Galen
Which artist illustrated Vesalius’ book?
Jan Stephen van Calcar
Who said, “I treated him; God healed him”?
Paré
What is the study of the human body called?
Anatomy
What is the name of the ethical code still used by doctors today?
Hippocratic Oath
What theory of disease did Galen support?
The four humors
In what year was Vesalius’ On the Fabric of the Human Body published?
1543
Who discovered blood circulation?
William Harvey
Which Italian city became a hub of experimental science and medicine, attracting Harvey?
Padua
Why did older doctors resist Hippocrates’ ideas?
They feared angering the gods.
Why did treating gladiators help Galen learn about anatomy?
He observed injuries firsthand.
Why did Vesalius rely on drawings in his lectures?
Corpses decayed quickly; dissections were hard to see.
Why was Paré’s method of tying off blood vessels revolutionary?
It stopped bleeding safely, reduced shock.
Why was the burning of the Library of Alexandria a tragedy for medicine?
It destroyed centuries of knowledge.
If you were a doctor in Hippocrates’ time, how would you convince a patient to trust natural cures instead of sacrifices?
By showing results and natural causes.
Why did Galen’s errors influence medicine for over 1,000 years?
His authority was unquestioned.
How did Vesalius prove Galen wrong about the breastbone?
It had 3 parts, not 7.
Why did Malpighi’s discovery of capillaries complete Harvey’s theory?
It showed the connection between arteries and veins.
Why did Harvey’s ideas face so much resistance?
They contradicted Galen and long tradition.