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Also known as burr holing
Oldest surgical procedure
Was widespread around the world -
Asclepius- Greek God of Healing
Symbol is a snake on a rod
Wings are from Hermes -
Greek Physician
Founder of Medicine
Creator of Hippocratic Oath -
Originated from the ancient ruins in Egypt
They were preformed to remove tissue that was already dead -
Chief physician to the Gladiators
Came up with the 4 bodily humors( Blood, phlegm, yellow & black bile)
Performed tracheotomy to cure breathing difficulties -
Physicians were licensed after training
Women were not allowed to practice
Midwives assisted women giving birth -
Local healers( many women)
Treatment was mostly rest and prayers
Both Christian and Muslim teachings encourage the care of those in need -
They cut more than hair
They practiced bloodletting, cupping, pulling teeth, enemas, etc.
Also served with the military
They also did amputations -
New ideas about the anatomy visually in a book
Written by Andreas Vesalius
1st accurate work on anatomy -
Set directly on the skin
Practiced by Barber Surgeons
Used to reduce blood and stress -
Christian didn't allow bloodletting
Most common form of medical treatment
Traditionally performed at the knees or elbows -
Forbidden by the church
Andreas Vesalius was fascinated by the works of it
He wrote a book about the human anatomy -
People were unaware that bacteria existed
No instruments to observe bacteria
Bacteria lead to the Black Death -
Made a major change in medicine and research
No more guessing or supernatural causes
Actually looked for actual causes of illnesses -
Smallpox had spread to Africa and India
A man named Giacomo Pylarini gave the first smallpox inoculation -
smallest blood vessels in the heart
Their role is the exchange of materials between the blood and the interstitial fluid -
Edward Jenner began vaccinations by using fluid from cowpox to prevent small pox
People who milked cows already had cowpox and were already safe from smallpox because of the dairy -
These are used to hear heart beats, breathing sounds, and etc.
René Laennec was the one who invented the stethoscope -
Joseph Lister insisted on clean instruments and hands between patients
After every surgery, he would use carbolic acid
He started using this technique after seeing each surgery and the deaths after because of not being sanitary -
He discovered that microorganisms(pathogens) are the source of some disease and this disease was Tuberculosis
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A hormone made by the pancreas that allows your body to use sugar for energy
Founded by Frederick Banting and Charles H. Best -
The antibiotics include penicillin, Neomycin, Probiotic, Antiseptic, etc.
Sir Alexander Fleming was the founder of Antibiotics -
A cell type in an immortal cell line used in scientific research
The scientific name for HeLa cells is Helacyton gartleri -
The first successful organ transplant was a kidney transplant led by Dr. Joseph Murray and Dr. David Hume
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An ultrasound scan is a medical test that uses high-frequency sound waves to capture live images from the inside of your body
The inventor was Ian Donald and engineer Tom Brown -
Uses X-rays to make detailed pictures of parts of your body and the structures inside your body
The inventor was named Godfrey Hounsfield -
MRI can look at the brain for tumors, an aneurysm, bleeding in the brain, nerve injury, and other problems, such as damage caused by a stroke
The original name is Magnetic resonance imaging
Inventor was Raymond Vahan Damadian -
Stem cells can easily replace neurons damaged by spinal cord injury, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or other neurological problems; produce insulin that could treat people with diabetes and heart muscle cells that could repair damage after a heart attack
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These robots can allow surgeons to do complicated surgeries
They also help them with flexible, precision, and controlling techniques -
This project helps us be more familiar with our DNA and genes
We take them to see if any illnesses has been inherited from family
EX: Alzheimer, Heart Disease, Cancer, Diabetes, ETC.
