Names of people and their discoveries in medicine 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryMedicine through time (OCR History A)GCSEOCR Created by: cameron1107Created on: 20-01-17 07:28 Hippocrates Theory of the four humors 1 of 14 Galen Developed the theory of four humors to the theory of opposites 2 of 14 Vesalius First person to question Galen's ideas in 100's of years and made discoveries about anatomy. Jaw had two bones.Proved he was wrong about the heart 3 of 14 Pare Wounds healed more quickly if oil was not used. He used his own ointment when he ran out of oil. 4 of 14 Harvey Showed that blood flows round the body and that it can't be replaced.Blood is pumped by the heart 5 of 14 Jenner He discovered the first vaccination- by giving cow pox to a child which made him immune to small pox. 6 of 14 Simpson Discovered the first anesthetic to make surgery less painful, this was called chloroform 7 of 14 Pasteur He discovered germs- and this was when he looked through a microscope in wine and saw germs germinating to make it sour 8 of 14 Nightingale Improved hygiene in hospitals across the country. Trained nurses 9 of 14 Lister Discovered antiseptic surgery where he used carbolic spray to kill bacteria on the wound whilst the surgery was ongoing. 10 of 14 Koch Identified that specific microbes causes an individual disease- By staining different microbes and they turned different colors 11 of 14 Ehrlic Discovered the 'magic bullet'- the fact that bacteria could absorb a poison to kill it but it not poison the body 12 of 14 Fleming Discovered drug to cure infections, this was called penicillin 13 of 14 Florey and Chain Discovered how to mass produce penicillin 14 of 14
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