University of Iowa Ancient Medicine Exam 1 Questions
With Complete Solutions
Airs, Waters, Places Correct Answers Hippocrates Treastie,
1500-1700Key point: Causal relationship Change in
environment (behavior, travel, climate) → humors of the body
interact with new environment in particular ways → leads to
disease
Aphorisms Correct Answers a pithy observation that contains a
general truth, such as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." gives us
insight into the practices and the treatments of ancient doctors.
Medical statements Hippocrates made, they can refer to eating
habits of patients and how to cure diseases.
Archaeological evidence Correct Answers Skeletal remains or
material findings like medical instruments
Carphology Correct Answers convulsive or involuntary
movements made by delirious patients, such as plucking at the
bedclothes
Common Disease of the Developing World Correct Answers
Nutritional Deficiencies (eye disease, cataracts, skin diseases),
Disease caused by Unsanitary Water Supplies (dysentery,
typhoid,gastroenteritis) , Disease due to Environmental Factors
(malaria, tuberculosis), and STDs
Comparative Evidence Correct Answers Using disease profiles
from third world countries to compare to ancient evidence
, Cupping Vessels Correct Answers Cupping is the practice of
placing heated cups or vessels like this on the body to draw out
any impurities and bring blood to the surface of the skin
Development of the Hippocratic Corpus Correct Answers a
collection of around 60 early Ancient Greek medical works
strongly associated with the physician Hippocrates and his
teachings
Early Greek Philosophers Correct Answers Thales (first),
Alcmaeon of Croton, Empedocles of Acragas,
Ecological Model of Disease Correct Answers says that disease
exists within a demographic and is a constant that can't be
eradicated
Edwin Smith Papyrus Correct Answers named after man who
once owned it, has 48 detailed descriptions of clinical surgery,
described how to diagnose and treat each case, believed to have
been work of Imhotep
Endemic disease Correct Answers a disease at the level of the
individual that exists permanently in a particular region or
population
Epidemic Disease Correct Answers An outbreak of disease that
attacks many peoples at about the same time and may spread
through one or several communities
With Complete Solutions
Airs, Waters, Places Correct Answers Hippocrates Treastie,
1500-1700Key point: Causal relationship Change in
environment (behavior, travel, climate) → humors of the body
interact with new environment in particular ways → leads to
disease
Aphorisms Correct Answers a pithy observation that contains a
general truth, such as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." gives us
insight into the practices and the treatments of ancient doctors.
Medical statements Hippocrates made, they can refer to eating
habits of patients and how to cure diseases.
Archaeological evidence Correct Answers Skeletal remains or
material findings like medical instruments
Carphology Correct Answers convulsive or involuntary
movements made by delirious patients, such as plucking at the
bedclothes
Common Disease of the Developing World Correct Answers
Nutritional Deficiencies (eye disease, cataracts, skin diseases),
Disease caused by Unsanitary Water Supplies (dysentery,
typhoid,gastroenteritis) , Disease due to Environmental Factors
(malaria, tuberculosis), and STDs
Comparative Evidence Correct Answers Using disease profiles
from third world countries to compare to ancient evidence
, Cupping Vessels Correct Answers Cupping is the practice of
placing heated cups or vessels like this on the body to draw out
any impurities and bring blood to the surface of the skin
Development of the Hippocratic Corpus Correct Answers a
collection of around 60 early Ancient Greek medical works
strongly associated with the physician Hippocrates and his
teachings
Early Greek Philosophers Correct Answers Thales (first),
Alcmaeon of Croton, Empedocles of Acragas,
Ecological Model of Disease Correct Answers says that disease
exists within a demographic and is a constant that can't be
eradicated
Edwin Smith Papyrus Correct Answers named after man who
once owned it, has 48 detailed descriptions of clinical surgery,
described how to diagnose and treat each case, believed to have
been work of Imhotep
Endemic disease Correct Answers a disease at the level of the
individual that exists permanently in a particular region or
population
Epidemic Disease Correct Answers An outbreak of disease that
attacks many peoples at about the same time and may spread
through one or several communities
