14 Questions
What is the medicine of the later Middle Ages referred to as?
Scholastic
Which of the following is considered to be the first medical center of the Middle Ages?
Salerno
What is considered to be the symbol of the monks’ medical activity?
The cloister of Monte Cassino
From where is the term ‘’Syphilis’’ derived?
The poem of Girolamo Fracastoro
Who is referred to as the father of modern Anatomy?
Andreas Vesalius
Why did anatomy remain unchanged in the medieval period?
All of above
Who discovered the pupillary light reaction?
Al Razi
Who described the Eustachian tubes?
Eustachius
Whose work is 'de Humani Corporis Fabrica'?
Andreas Vesalius
What is the symbol of the monks’ medical activity?
The cloister of Monte Cassino
What is the Latin name for Ibn Sina?
Avicenna
In which century was the first hospital in Baghdad built?
9th century
What is the first modern dissection manual?
De humani corporis fabrica
Who described new structures such as the sphenoid sinus and the appendix?
Berengarius of Carpi
Test your knowledge of the history of medicine with this quiz covering important figures, discoveries, and medical practices from different periods. Questions include topics such as Arab physicians, anatomical discoveries, and monastic medicine.
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