Andreas Vesalius Flashcards
He made great advances in the _____ of ____ - the ____ of the ___
He made great advances in the understanding of anatomy - the structure of the body
He became a professor of medicine at ____ in ____ in 153_
He became a professor of medicine at professor of medicine at Padua University in 1537
He insisted that his medical students should ____ to better understand how the ____
He insisted that his medical students should perform human dissections to better understand how the body worked
How did Vesalius make his discoveries?
A local judge gave Vesalius permission to dissect the bodies of executed criminals. He could do this regularly?
When did Vesalius write book? What was it called? What did it contain? What did it mean? Why was his book widely seen?
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
What did Vesalius’ book result in?
People challenging the old ways of thinking because it proved Galen’s work was wrong