Medicine Through Time - Egyptian Knowledge Of Body/Disease and Surgery.

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How did they link the irrigation channels to the body?
They saw the heart had 46 tubes (channels) but they didn't work out that the tubes had different purposes.
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How did they believe that life was created?
By the Egyptain god 'Thoth' and other gods and spirits.
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Why was the 'Channel Theory' a crucial breakthrough?
It stops everyone from purely thinking that evil spirots cause disease.
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What could Egyptians do surgically?
They could reset dislocated joints and fix broken bones in mud casts.
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What did they use for bandages and how did they know so much about bandaging?
They used Willow leaves as it is a good antiseptic and they did mummification alot so therefore knew how to bandage patients, they could also stitch up wounds.
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What didn't they have which made surgery a lot harder?
The had no anaesthetics only natural antiseptics.(herbs)
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