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Classics 2902A Midterm 2 Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Types of surgery
Ans: - Fractures
- Rhinoplasty, ear, throat surgery: urinary, fistula, tumors, etc
- Eye surgery
- Combat wounds
- Surgery relating to female reproduction (C-Sections, abortion)
- Dental surgery, dental bridgework
Known Surgeons
Ans: - Erasistratus (3rd c BCE, Alexandra): competent surgeon,
especially abdominal
- Philoxenus (fl. 75-70 BCE): expert for tumors
- Ammonius (3rd c BCE, Alexandria): Method for crushing
bladder stones:
Attitudes towards surgery
Ans: Evidence for surgery is very fragmentary; most of our
evidence comes from Alexandria where surgery flourished
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Surgery: Highlights over time
Ans: _- Emphasis on speed
- Robert Liston (19th c Surgeon): removed bladder stone in 2
minutes
- William Cheselden (18th c Surgeon): removed bladder stone in
1 minute
- Surgeons of Liston's time: "SPEEDY" leg amputation + 1
testicle + 2 assistant's fingers
Speed limits the quality of surgery
Limitations of Surgery
Ans: 1. Lack of power antiseptics (chemical agents that prevent
infection)
2. Sepsis - serious condition in which the body responds
improperly to infection
Types of Anesthesia
Ans: Physical
inhalation/ingestion
Psychological
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Physical Anesthesia
Ans: - knock out method
- compression of jugular veins
- aritifcal bleeding
Pyschological Anesthesia
Ans: - Hypnotism
- Meditations
Inhalation/ingestion
Ans: - Advantage: easily adjusted if administered too much
Poppy
Ans: - best and longest known, most useful
- crushed and liquid extracted: slit capsule, let juice exude, dry,
scrape off, roll into ball
- small dose=stimulant, large dose = induces sleep
- Diagoras and Erasistrauts: Dangers of opium dosage
Hyoscymus (medicinal plant)
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Classics 2902A Midterm 2 Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Types of surgery
Ans: - Fractures
- Rhinoplasty, ear, throat surgery: urinary, fistula, tumors, etc
- Eye surgery
- Combat wounds
- Surgery relating to female reproduction (C-Sections, abortion)
- Dental surgery, dental bridgework
Known Surgeons
Ans: - Erasistratus (3rd c BCE, Alexandra): competent surgeon,
especially abdominal
- Philoxenus (fl. 75-70 BCE): expert for tumors
- Ammonius (3rd c BCE, Alexandria): Method for crushing
bladder stones:
Attitudes towards surgery
Ans: Evidence for surgery is very fragmentary; most of our
evidence comes from Alexandria where surgery flourished
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Surgery: Highlights over time
Ans: _- Emphasis on speed
- Robert Liston (19th c Surgeon): removed bladder stone in 2
minutes
- William Cheselden (18th c Surgeon): removed bladder stone in
1 minute
- Surgeons of Liston's time: "SPEEDY" leg amputation + 1
testicle + 2 assistant's fingers
Speed limits the quality of surgery
Limitations of Surgery
Ans: 1. Lack of power antiseptics (chemical agents that prevent
infection)
2. Sepsis - serious condition in which the body responds
improperly to infection
Types of Anesthesia
Ans: Physical
inhalation/ingestion
Psychological
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Physical Anesthesia
Ans: - knock out method
- compression of jugular veins
- aritifcal bleeding
Pyschological Anesthesia
Ans: - Hypnotism
- Meditations
Inhalation/ingestion
Ans: - Advantage: easily adjusted if administered too much
Poppy
Ans: - best and longest known, most useful
- crushed and liquid extracted: slit capsule, let juice exude, dry,
scrape off, roll into ball
- small dose=stimulant, large dose = induces sleep
- Diagoras and Erasistrauts: Dangers of opium dosage
Hyoscymus (medicinal plant)
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
