2. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box.

performed pharmacy medical history dissection

transfusion healers accurate

1. In ancient times medical advice came from ... .

2. The greatest contribution to ... in the 19^lh century was made by

L. Paster.

3. As far back as 10,000 years ago prehistoric healers ... surgery.

4. X-ray examination is of great help in making ... diagnosis.

5. First blood ... was performed after W. Harvey had discovered how

blood circulates.

6. Medications became accepted means of treatment when in 1545 the first ... was opened in London.

7. ... of cadavers contributed a lot to understanding the human body’s functions.

3. | Fill in the correct prepositions.

1. The doctor has administered this treatment ... three months.

2. Children of ten don’t like the taste ... medicines.

3. You shouldn’t worry ... your exam results. After all, there’s noth­ing you can do now.

4. Now I’ve become used ... those procedures but sometimes I’m a bit nervous.

5. Doctors must be sympathetic ... their patient’s fears.

6. Several diseases may result ... not getting enough vitamin C.

7. His teeth are very sensitive ... cold foods such as ice-cream.

8. Most people believe that experiments ... animals should be stopped.

9. The doctor told the woman that she was allergic ... dairy pro­ducts.

4. J Complete the following sentences choosing suitable words from the box.

Imbalance fracture result from medical substances described

personality acupuncture ancient renal

1. Greek physicians developed systems where health was thought to ... a balance of natural forces.

2. The ... Greek physicians made many compilations of plants and medicines.

3. The disease is a result of natural forces ....

4. In the Roman world the Roman healer was entrusted with many ... functions.

5. According to classical Greek medicine 4 ... (earth, fire, air and water) were reflected in the 4 bodily humors (blood, phlegm, black bile and yellow bile).

6. There are 4 ... types — sanguine, phlegmatic, choleric and melan­cholic.

7. Present methods of setting ... and treating trauma are comparable with those of Roman doctors.

8. Ancient doctors effectively used ... in treating kidney problems.

9. The association of hardening of the arteries with high salt intake was ... in the 3^rd century B.C.

10. In Chinese medicine pulse examination was used to give measure of the imbalance of ... function.

5. Say whether the following statements are true using: I’d like to tell

the thing is it is necessary to note first of all... .

1. The scientific approach to medicine began in Dark Ages though there was lack of ability to understand and control the environ­ment.

2. Dissection of cadavers helped the physicians to compile the first accurate textbook on human anatomy.

3. Since the first pharmacy was opened medications have become an accepted means of treating diseases.

4. Open heart surgery has been developed but organ transplantation is not always successful.

fi^Read the text “History of Medicine: Part 2” and answer the following

questions.

1. Why is the period from about 500 A.D. to about 1000 A.D. called Dark Ages?

2. When were many hospitals built in Europe?

3. What helped to publish the first accurate textbook on human ana­

tomy?

4. When was the first pharmacy opened?

5. How did the invention of the microscope help physicians to make accurate diagnosis of a disease?

6. Who discovered the role of the heart and blood circulation?

7. When was the first blood transfusion performed?

8. What became a common medical practice in the 19^lh century?

9. What medical advances were achieved in the 20^lh century?

10. Do new diseases appear with people’s change of their lifestyles and environment?