Andreas Vesalius and William Harvey Flashcards
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background info on Andreas Vesalius
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- studied medicine in Paris in 1533
- professor of surgery in Padua
- carried out many dissections
2
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what book did Andreas Vesalius publish?
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- “On the Fabric of the Human Body” in 1543
- changed the way medicine was taught
- advancement over the dominant work of Galen
- have doctors detailed knowledge of human anatomy
3
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how did Vesalius prove Galen wrong?
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- proved the jawbone was only one bone not two
- encouraged people to investigate themselves and not just accept traditional teachings
4
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how influential was Vesalius?
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- very
- his work was widely published in England and Europe
- his work was copied into medieval textbooks
5
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background information on William Harvey
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- studied medicine at Cambridge, then Padua
- was is one of James I’s doctors
- showed the importance of observation and recording symptoms rather than relying on textbooks
6
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what book did he publish?
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- “An Anatomical Account of the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals” in 1628
- proved the heart acted like a pump and recirculating blood around the body
7
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what did he discover about arteries and veins?
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- they were part of one system
8
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what was he influenced by?
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- new technology such as mechanical water pumps, which made him think the human body worked the same
9
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what did he disprove Galen with?
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- blood could not be produced by the liver or be absorbed into the body
