Andreas Vesalius Flashcards

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He made great advances in the _____ of ____ - the ____ of the ___

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He made great advances in the understanding of anatomy - the structure of the body

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He became a professor of medicine at ____ in ____ in 153_

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He became a professor of medicine at professor of medicine at Padua University in 1537

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He insisted that his medical students should ____ to better understand how the ____

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He insisted that his medical students should perform human dissections to better understand how the body worked

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How did Vesalius make his discoveries?

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A local judge gave Vesalius permission to dissect the bodies of executed criminals. He could do this regularly?

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When did Vesalius write book? What was it called? What did it contain? What did it mean? Why was his book widely seen?

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1543
The Fabric Of The Human Body
Accurate drawings of the human body drawn by artists
Doctors had more detailed knowledge of human anatomy
Using printing technology

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What did Vesalius’ book result in?

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People challenging the old ways of thinking because it proved Galen’s work was wrong

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