Chapter3 Flashcards
What profession was practiced by Vesalius’s father and grandfather?
They were both Physicians.
Where did the Vesalius study medicine?
University of Paris
What was the most valuable way to learn about the human body?
Dissection
When war broke out, where did Vesalius move?
To the University of Louvan, near Brussels, Belgium
How did Vesalius up obtain a human skeleton?
He cut down the skeleton of a robber who had been hanged outside the city walls. He then smuggle the bones into his room in the city.
How well did Vesalius study the skeleton he wired together,
He knew every bone, even while blindfolded.
What did Vesalius discover about Galen’s information regarding the breastbone?
Galen had gained his information from apes
Where did Vesalius study in 1537?
He studied at Padua University, near Venice, Italy. It was a scientific center of the day, attracting students from all of Europe.
After earning his medical degree at age 22 Vesalius was elected_______
Of_____________
Professor. Anatomy
What factors limited Vesalius’s ability to teach students?
How did Vesalius overcome these difficulties?
The lecture hall allowed only 20 students to observe the dissection. Also, the corpse decayed, so the dissection had to be performed quickly.
He drew huge illustrations that students can study.
 how many mistakes did Vesalius find in Galen’s books? 
Over 200
What other scientific breakthrough occurred in 1543
Copernicus published his book describing how the sun, not the earth, is the center of the solar system.
What year did Vesalius publish his book?
1543
What was the title of Vesalius’ text book?
On the fabric of the human body
How did Vesalius spend the next 20 years of his life?
He spent the next 20 years defending his book from naysayers and plagiarists.
