There's Mold in Them Thar Pills Quiz

Answer: Stethoscope

The stethoscope was invented in 1816 by René Laennec. They are used all over the world. The earliest ones resembled the ear trumpet, which was used as a hearing aid. They are used to listen to the heart, lungs, stomach and other digestive organs.

Answer: False

This hideous looking piece of equipment was used for injuries and brain surgery. The big pointed awl was turned like an old drill bit into the cranium. Most subjects died when this was used on them.

Answer: Pelvimetry

This instrument was used in pelvimetry. This is the study of the pelvis and its ability to carry children and to give birth. It was what doctors used to use to decide whether a woman needed a caesarean section, if they assessed the woman's pelvis to be too narrow for a normal birth.

Answer: Bloodletting

The practice of bloodletting dates to antiquity. People were bled for almost every disease that was known to the world. This box has a variety of small blades to cut a vein with.

Answer: Delivering babies

These are Dussee forceps, which are adjustable and were in use at the turn of the 18th century. They were used at birth to pull a baby out if nature was taking too long. There many designs of this instrument and they saved the lives of a lot of mothers.

Answer: Kampo

Dating from the seventh century, kampo recognizes the important link between the mind and the body. This field instrument case in the illustration was able to carry many instruments and to sterilize them. This was very convenient.

Answer: Phrenology

This instrument was used in phrenology, a long discredited method of relating personality to measurements of the skull. This was used to treat mental diseases and was very popular in the early nineteenth century. The premise was that diseases and disorders could be ascertained by measuring bumps on the head.

Answer: Egypt

These ancient Egyptian medical instruments include cups used to contain body parts and tweezers for holding them. Many of these instruments' functions are not known and some have been learned through hieroglyphics.

Answer: Bleeding bowl

This is a porcelain bleeding bowl. Bleeding was so common for centuries that they even made fine bowls for the purpose. These were made of silver, porcelain and all kinds of other things. The inlet at the bottom was for the arm to rest.

Answer: True

Leeches were used since ancient times in a variety of medical practices. These old glasses were used to carry leeches and the knife is used to let blood. These instruments are from the twentieth century.