Chapter One: A first look at Anatomy Flashcards
Hippocrates is the
Father of Medicine
Hippocrates nationality
Greek
Hippocrates Contribution
Holistic Approach to Medicine
Herophilus nationality
Greek
Herophilus home
Alexandria
Herophilus is the
Father of Anatomy
Herophilus contribution
Dissection fueled Anatomy study
Galen of Pergamum is the
Prince of Physicians
Galen Contrabution
Experimentation in Medicine
Moveable type importance to anatomy
Enabled mass information dissemination
How did people learn anatomy in the 1500s
Anatomic theaters
How to record anatomic findings
drawing
Andreas Vesalius nationality
Belgian
Andreas Vesalius movement
refined observations
living anatomy
How did Andreas Vesalius organize his classroom?
He brought students close to the operating table
Andreas Vesalius contribution
corrected anatomical misconceptions
Andreas Vesalius was the
Reformer of Anatomy
William Harvey nationality
English
William Harvey contributions
Cardiology, Embryology
Preserved Specimen
Allowed scientists to collect bodies and body parts
What increased the quality of anatomic illustrations in the 1700s?
etching, engraving, mezzotint
When did scientists stop inserting artistic representations into anatomic drawings
early 1800s
What allowed scientists to take cross-sections of cadavers
frozen cadavers
cryotechnology
deep freezing human bodies to allow for slicing