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Which physician advised a blood transfusion as a remedy for an apoplectic stroke suffered by Pope Innocent VIII?
Which physician advised a blood transfusion as a remedy for an apoplectic stroke suffered by Pope Innocent VIII?
- William Henry
- Jean-Baptiste Denis
- Richard Lower
- The Pope's physician (correct)
Who performed the first successful animal-to-human blood transfusion?
Who performed the first successful animal-to-human blood transfusion?
- Philip Syng Physick
- James Blundell
- Jean-Baptiste Denis (correct)
- John Henry Leacock
Who published 'An Anatomical Exercise on the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals', describing the blood circulation and function of the valves?
Who published 'An Anatomical Exercise on the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals', describing the blood circulation and function of the valves?
- Jean-Baptiste Denis
- William Henry (correct)
- James Blundell
- Richard Lower
Who performed the first successful human-to-human blood transfusion?
Who performed the first successful human-to-human blood transfusion?
What was the purpose of using glass cupping cups in the 16th century?
What was the purpose of using glass cupping cups in the 16th century?
What was the purpose of the scarificator, a bloodletting instrument used in the 16th century?
What was the purpose of the scarificator, a bloodletting instrument used in the 16th century?
According to Hippocrates, how many humors comprise the body?
According to Hippocrates, how many humors comprise the body?
What did the Egyptians and Romans believe about the blood?
What did the Egyptians and Romans believe about the blood?
What did the Ancient Greeks consider one of medicine's oldest practices?
What did the Ancient Greeks consider one of medicine's oldest practices?
Who believed that the heart is the central organ of the body?
Who believed that the heart is the central organ of the body?
What did Galen describe as the origin of blood in the human body?
What did Galen describe as the origin of blood in the human body?
What did Claudius Galenus mention about bright and dark blood in the body?
What did Claudius Galenus mention about bright and dark blood in the body?
