Anatomy history Flashcards
Who was the “Father of Anatomy” and why?
300BC. Herophilius (greek physician-egypt)
- based on the idea that “blood vessels carry blood”
- 1st publicly dissect human & animal publicly; descriptions of anatomic structures
Who was the “Father of Medicine” and why?
- 400BC. Hippocrates (greek physician)
- medical practices based on observation of studies of human body; body as a whole, describe disease symptoms
Who is the “Prince of Physicians” and why?
130-200AD. Galen (Pergamum).
-experimentation in medicine
“On the movement of the chest and of the lungs”; “On Anatomical Procedure”; and “On the Uses of the Parts of the Body of Man”
When and where was the first European medical school built?
Schola Medica Salernitana
MID 1200AD
Italy at Salerno.
When was the first movable type & copperplate engraving invented?
Mid 1400s
Where was the first anatomic theater opened?
Padua, Italy.
End of the 1400s
**centerpiece for study of human anatomy
Who was the “reformer of anatomy” and why?
1500s. Andreas Vesalius (Belgian physician/anatomist)
- believed in “refined observation” and “living anatomy”
De Humani Corporis Fabrica- 1st anatomically correct medical textbook. personal sketches
Define: “refined observation”
-brought students close to operating table and corrected misconceptions
Who wrote the 1st anatomically correct medical textbook?
De Humani Corporis Fabrica
By: Andreas Vesalius (Belgian physician/anatomist)
**personal sketches
When did scientist start using frozen cadavers?
1800s-1900s
