Dissecting Facts Flashcards
Renaissance
Rebirth revival
1400-1750
Medical advances - romans/Greek
Major factors of renaissance
Reformation of roman . Catholic Church
Invention of printing press
Invention microscope
Discovery of newland
Correct gallen ideas
Nerves controlled by muscles
Venous & arterial blood flow different
Surgically remove cataracts
Gallens wrong ideas
Hippocrates humors theory
Venousblood from liver
Arterial blood originates in heart
Blood consumed by organs
The reformation
Europe 1517 with aim of reforming Roman Catholic Church
Martin Luther - German priest
How did the reformation affect medical science?
Destroying ideas of Galen as church no longer central over learning
Mainly through printing press and speed at which teachings could be distributed
Printing press
Quick communication
Anatomical drawings
De humani corpora’s by Andrea’s Vesalius 1543
Andreas vesalius
Flemishantomonistrevolutionised misconceptions of Galen
Used dissections as tool to teach
Highly detailed drawings
1539 - executed criminals. Allowed to be used
De corpus fabrica
Barber- surgeons
Medieval Europe
Tooth extractions, bloodlettings, enemas
1540 England und united barber-surgeon company formed
De humani corpus fabrica
Based on Vesalius lectures
Understand body systems
William Harvey
English doctor famous for contributions on circulatory s stem of body
Blood produced from food in liver and consumed by tissueswithoutbeing circulated
Harvey blood volume ideas
Estimated capacity of heart as 11/2 ounces & pumped 1/6 of this each beat
Proved blood circulated
Ambroise paré
Originally barber-surgeon then surgeon in French army
Early 1500 s wounds were treatedwith boiling oil
DevelopedCautery iron
Used egg yolk which many survived as turpentine= antiseptic
Ambroise paré
Originally barber-surgeon then surgeon in French army
Early 1500 s wounds were treatedwith boiling oil
DevelopedCautery iron
Used egg yolk which many survived as turpentine= antiseptic
Prosthetics
Paré
Date back toancient Egypt too.
