History of Medicine and Pharmacy Exam I with complete solutions.
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Course
Medicine
Institution
Medicine
asu
priest/physician who acted on a spiritual level, but also gave drugs or performed surgery
Ardi
first human ancestor first appearing about 4.4million years ago
Otzi
preserved mummy found in Iceland that showed early signs of acupuncture and herbal medicine within his time
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History of Medicine and Pharmacy Exam I
with complete solutions
asu - ANSWER- priest/physician who acted on a spiritual level, but also gave
drugs or performed surgery
Ardi - ANSWER- first human ancestor first appearing about 4.4million years ago
Otzi - ANSWER- preserved mummy found in Iceland that showed early signs of
acupuncture and herbal medicine within his time
Paleolithic - ANSWER- Old Stone Age
Neotlithic - ANSWER- New Stone age
Shaman - ANSWER- early priest or healer in stone age, goal was to try and cast
out the evil or purify the patient
Oral rites - ANSWER- chants, incantations, and dances
manual rites - ANSWER- physical actions performed on the patient
Dreckapotheke - ANSWER- disgusting concoction or fumigation made by
shamans to ward off evil
mortar and pestle - ANSWER- used to grind up materials, became symbol of
pharmacy
Placebo - ANSWER- something which has a positive mental effect, but no
physical effect
trepanation - ANSWER- ancient practice of drilling holes in the skull
amulet - ANSWER- ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
, Materia Medica - ANSWER- anything from the natural world that can be used to
heal a patient (plant, animal, or mineral)
Agricultural Revolution - ANSWER- increased risk of disease carried from cattle,
pigs, etc. Formed in Neolithic times
Sumerians - ANSWER- the creators of the first Mesopotamian civilization
Cuneiform - ANSWER- A form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a
wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets.
influenza - ANSWER- flu virus
Cadecus - ANSWER- Mercury's staff intertwined with snakes & sign of authority,
became symbol for healtcare
baru - ANSWER- seer/diviner, operating in the spiritual realm, job was to
diagnose a patient and offer a prognosis in Mesopotamian civilizations.
Ashipu - ANSWER- priest/healer who used oral rites to drive out evil demons in
Mesopotamian medicine.
dosage form - ANSWER- The physical manifestation of the drug or how the drug
is supplied.
Hammurabi's Code - ANSWER- origin of law, holding court, and malpractice laws
put into place
Thoth - ANSWER- creator of science and medicine
Anubis - ANSWER- God of embalming
Isis - ANSWER- symbolized Earth, had great knowledge of herbs and poisons
Sekmet - ANSWER- goddess of pestilence
imhotep - ANSWER- only mortal to become a God, great physician in Egypt
edwinn smith papyrus - ANSWER- Egyptian medicine and surgeries that were
performed, specialization of surgery.
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