HCISPP · Question #219
Flemming discovered The Cannon of Medicine.
The correct answer is B. False. The Canon of Medicine was authored by Avicenna (Ibn Sina), not by Alexander Fleming.
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Flemming discovered The Cannon of Medicine.
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- ATrue
- BFalse
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(55 responses)- A5% (3)
- B95% (52)
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The Canon of Medicine was authored by Avicenna (Ibn Sina), not by Alexander Fleming.
Selecting True would incorrectly attribute the Canon of Medicine to Fleming, when it was authored by Avicenna, a medieval Islamic physician and scholar.
The Canon of Medicine (Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb) is a comprehensive medical encyclopedia written by the Persian physician Avicenna (Ibn Sina) in the early 11th century. Fleming is known exclusively for discovering penicillin in 1928, making the statement that he discovered the Canon of Medicine false.
Concept tested: Authorship of Avicenna's Canon of Medicine
Source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Canon-of-Medicine
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