Ancient Medicine Test 2 Questions With Complete Solutions
3 dosha Correct Answers form of energy in the body
- Pitta (fire) = associated with digestive system inflammation
and heartburn
- Kapha ( earth and water) = associated with torso, dietbetes, and
obesity)
- Vata (wind and air) = associated with imagination and
creativity and respiration and restorationm and constipated and
anxiety,
5 Ayrveda elements Correct Answers Fire
water
air
earth
ether
similar to the 3 humors bile phlegm and wind
8 Branches of Ayurveda Correct Answers 1. Internal medicine
2. Surgery
3. Ears eyes, nose
4. Pediatrics
5. Toxicology
6. Purification of reproductive organs
7. Health and longevity
8. Psychiatry and Spiritual healing
They focused on rational medicine and not spiritual healing or
reliance on god and supernatural which is something we havent
seen before.
,So there is both coexistance of rational and supernatural
medicine in indian culture.
Imp to treat the body with respect still but there was no religios
taboo against disection.
Abortion law in greek and roman Correct Answers Greek law
is not as defiend and is unclear on abortion status
- Story about Lysias an athenian lawyer who charged a women
after she got an abortion bc she was violating her husband right
to anheir and not killing th fetus
Roman law: more defined
- story about Cicero who was a women who was bribed to take
an abortion drug and was sentenced to death
- again abortion tied w inheritance right and not fetus rights
Abortions Correct Answers abortions soon after conception
considered safer than contraceptives
Mechanical abortions (using tooks was last resort)
if the fetus was thought to be dead then would save the mother
but if the mother and baby wsas alive they would prioritize
saving the baby over the mother esp if it was a male bc of heir.
Acupuncture Correct Answers In the neolithic age they used
stone needle
3000 years ago they used bronze needles
2470 to they used iron needles.
,Ling shu says there are 9 different types of needles which are
used for differnt things.
After cataract surgery care Correct Answers Apply soft wool
soaked in egg onto the eye bc egg white acts as a protective
barrier to reduce inflammation
Type of bandage would depend on what the patient could afford
- inflammation was expected so the surgeon would apply light
drug for swelling.
Patient needs to rest and avoid stress on the eye and body and be
given soft liquid food to avoid jaw movement
Showed that Romans had a lot of awareness on patient care and
inequality where wealthier patient would have better access to
care and food and medication.
Ahura Mazda Correct Answers the supreme god of
Zoroastrianism who gave powers to the king to maintain order
and cohesion. so there is element of divine intervention.
Accessing cosmic power: Viewed as magical
- would interpret dreams and divination and soul travel?
created humans
Airyaman Correct Answers god of friendship and healing
- healed 99999 diseases caused by angra
- taught purification and healing rituals
, Amenhotep Correct Answers formed a new healing cult in
ptolemaic
Anahita Correct Answers Personification of divine water
(wisdom, fertility and healing)
- associated w cleansing pollution.
Anatomical research Correct Answers Anatonomical research
and dissection was limited by cultural and religious taboo
Ancient chinese and body Correct Answers The body was seen
as an empire (imperial order)
- The organs were imperial officials who manage health
- Healing would be looking to ask dieties for help
Ancient chinese medicine Correct Answers
Ancient Indian Medicine Correct Answers
Ancient Persia Correct Answers Borded by the caspian sea and
the persian gulf.
Includes modern Afghanistan, iran, North-Western Pakistan
Armenia.
It was not a cohesive political entity- similar to greek city states
Animal as a vessel Correct Answers After you pay tribute to
the dieties and ask it politely through incantations or prayer or
call upon dieties then to heal the disease would be passed onto
another animal to remove the illness,
- as a vessel of cleansing and purification practicies
3 dosha Correct Answers form of energy in the body
- Pitta (fire) = associated with digestive system inflammation
and heartburn
- Kapha ( earth and water) = associated with torso, dietbetes, and
obesity)
- Vata (wind and air) = associated with imagination and
creativity and respiration and restorationm and constipated and
anxiety,
5 Ayrveda elements Correct Answers Fire
water
air
earth
ether
similar to the 3 humors bile phlegm and wind
8 Branches of Ayurveda Correct Answers 1. Internal medicine
2. Surgery
3. Ears eyes, nose
4. Pediatrics
5. Toxicology
6. Purification of reproductive organs
7. Health and longevity
8. Psychiatry and Spiritual healing
They focused on rational medicine and not spiritual healing or
reliance on god and supernatural which is something we havent
seen before.
,So there is both coexistance of rational and supernatural
medicine in indian culture.
Imp to treat the body with respect still but there was no religios
taboo against disection.
Abortion law in greek and roman Correct Answers Greek law
is not as defiend and is unclear on abortion status
- Story about Lysias an athenian lawyer who charged a women
after she got an abortion bc she was violating her husband right
to anheir and not killing th fetus
Roman law: more defined
- story about Cicero who was a women who was bribed to take
an abortion drug and was sentenced to death
- again abortion tied w inheritance right and not fetus rights
Abortions Correct Answers abortions soon after conception
considered safer than contraceptives
Mechanical abortions (using tooks was last resort)
if the fetus was thought to be dead then would save the mother
but if the mother and baby wsas alive they would prioritize
saving the baby over the mother esp if it was a male bc of heir.
Acupuncture Correct Answers In the neolithic age they used
stone needle
3000 years ago they used bronze needles
2470 to they used iron needles.
,Ling shu says there are 9 different types of needles which are
used for differnt things.
After cataract surgery care Correct Answers Apply soft wool
soaked in egg onto the eye bc egg white acts as a protective
barrier to reduce inflammation
Type of bandage would depend on what the patient could afford
- inflammation was expected so the surgeon would apply light
drug for swelling.
Patient needs to rest and avoid stress on the eye and body and be
given soft liquid food to avoid jaw movement
Showed that Romans had a lot of awareness on patient care and
inequality where wealthier patient would have better access to
care and food and medication.
Ahura Mazda Correct Answers the supreme god of
Zoroastrianism who gave powers to the king to maintain order
and cohesion. so there is element of divine intervention.
Accessing cosmic power: Viewed as magical
- would interpret dreams and divination and soul travel?
created humans
Airyaman Correct Answers god of friendship and healing
- healed 99999 diseases caused by angra
- taught purification and healing rituals
, Amenhotep Correct Answers formed a new healing cult in
ptolemaic
Anahita Correct Answers Personification of divine water
(wisdom, fertility and healing)
- associated w cleansing pollution.
Anatomical research Correct Answers Anatonomical research
and dissection was limited by cultural and religious taboo
Ancient chinese and body Correct Answers The body was seen
as an empire (imperial order)
- The organs were imperial officials who manage health
- Healing would be looking to ask dieties for help
Ancient chinese medicine Correct Answers
Ancient Indian Medicine Correct Answers
Ancient Persia Correct Answers Borded by the caspian sea and
the persian gulf.
Includes modern Afghanistan, iran, North-Western Pakistan
Armenia.
It was not a cohesive political entity- similar to greek city states
Animal as a vessel Correct Answers After you pay tribute to
the dieties and ask it politely through incantations or prayer or
call upon dieties then to heal the disease would be passed onto
another animal to remove the illness,
- as a vessel of cleansing and purification practicies
