IDS2935 - Ancient Medicine Final Exam Review
A woman in ancient Greece could expect to marry at what age?
- 14-16
- 18-20
- 20-23
- 12-13 Correct Answers 14-16
According to Hippocrates, which of the following methods
would facilitate the birth of a male child?
- have an extramarital relation
- tie the left testicle as tight as possible
- mustard seeds
- fumigate the male genitalia during intercourse Correct
Answers tie the left testicle as tight as possible
Alum could successfully treat all of the following, EXCEPT
- inflammation
- dry eye
- excessive bleeding
- razor burns Correct Answers dry eye
Aristotle thought that the human heart had only one ventricle
because he investigated:
- the heart of a horse
- the heart of a frog
- the works of Hippocrates
- the works of Galen Correct Answers the heart of a frog
Because of the lack of a licensing system, in order to be trusted
physicians relied on:
, - reputation
- cheap fees
- public demonstrations
- advertisement Correct Answers reputation
Dedication to the gods, in marble and gold, can still be found in
temples often depicting:
- snakes
- famous physicians
- plants and herbs
- body parts Correct Answers body parts
Dogmatists, Methodists, and Pneumatists are:
- different denominations of ancient religion
- different schools of thought within the medical training world
- the three parts of medical training after rhetoric
- the three most important physicians of ancient time Correct
Answers different schools of thought within the medical
training world
Eileithyia is the goddess of what specific area of medicine?
- fevers
- childbirth
- broken bones
- ulcers Correct Answers childbirth
Generally speaking, ancient pharmacology:
- was based on systematic study and observation of the chemical
structure of the plants
- never discovered anything that worked
- was entirely irrational
A woman in ancient Greece could expect to marry at what age?
- 14-16
- 18-20
- 20-23
- 12-13 Correct Answers 14-16
According to Hippocrates, which of the following methods
would facilitate the birth of a male child?
- have an extramarital relation
- tie the left testicle as tight as possible
- mustard seeds
- fumigate the male genitalia during intercourse Correct
Answers tie the left testicle as tight as possible
Alum could successfully treat all of the following, EXCEPT
- inflammation
- dry eye
- excessive bleeding
- razor burns Correct Answers dry eye
Aristotle thought that the human heart had only one ventricle
because he investigated:
- the heart of a horse
- the heart of a frog
- the works of Hippocrates
- the works of Galen Correct Answers the heart of a frog
Because of the lack of a licensing system, in order to be trusted
physicians relied on:
, - reputation
- cheap fees
- public demonstrations
- advertisement Correct Answers reputation
Dedication to the gods, in marble and gold, can still be found in
temples often depicting:
- snakes
- famous physicians
- plants and herbs
- body parts Correct Answers body parts
Dogmatists, Methodists, and Pneumatists are:
- different denominations of ancient religion
- different schools of thought within the medical training world
- the three parts of medical training after rhetoric
- the three most important physicians of ancient time Correct
Answers different schools of thought within the medical
training world
Eileithyia is the goddess of what specific area of medicine?
- fevers
- childbirth
- broken bones
- ulcers Correct Answers childbirth
Generally speaking, ancient pharmacology:
- was based on systematic study and observation of the chemical
structure of the plants
- never discovered anything that worked
- was entirely irrational
