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25 Cards in this Set
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Galen (heart)
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-theory of movement of the blood in the human body
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William Harvey
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-Discovered that blood circulates
-Theory formed the basis for modern scientific medicine |
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Michael Servetus
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-Challenged Galen's theories about the nature and movement of blood
-Wrote books about this and they were burned. Had influence on future scientists. |
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Apollo
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-Had the ability to heal ppl
-Was called physician of the gods by Homer |
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Asclepius
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-Apollo's son
-Was able to bring ppl back from the dead -Snake came on his rod and he destroyed it and brought it back to life |
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Sir Alexander Flemming
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-Applied the term penicillin to a culture of molds that he had observed that inhibited the growth of bacteria
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Jules Bordet
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-Isolated pertussis
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Octave Gengou
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-Isolated pertussis
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Norman Barrett
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-Barrett's esophagus is named after him. It is damage of the esophageal mucosa.
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Ruggero Oddi
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-Sphincter of Oddi is named after him. This is the sphincter that has control over the entry of bile and pancreatic juices.
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Robert Zollinger
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-Named for the pancreas disease that causes neuroendocrine tumors which stimulates the stomach to release excessive acid
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Edwin Ellison
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-Named for the pancreas disease that causes neuroendocrine tumors which stimulates the stomach to release excessive acid
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Celsus
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-Found out about the shape and size of internal organs by dissecting them
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Daniel Salmon
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-Named from salmonella who first isolated the genus of these organisms
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Aristotle
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-First used the name "pankreas" to refer to the pancreas
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Galen (digestive)
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-First used the name "pankreas" to refer to the pancreas
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Pierre Brisseau
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-First recognized the diff btwn cataracts and glaucoma
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Ambroise Pare
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-First used the word cataract as a medical term
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Jacques Daviel
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-Came up with the modern treatment for the removal of cataracts
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Hippocrates
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-Famous for naming the herpes zoster virus
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Galen (optic)
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-Used iris to refer to the iris of the eye
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Nicholas Papanicolaou
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-Named for the pap smear test
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Hymen
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Greek mythology-god of marriage and weddings
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Galen (reproductive)
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-Used the word hysterical to refer to suffering in the womb and emotional upheaval caused by this distress.
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Jacob Henle
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-First discovered epithelium
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