Galen + 1350 Flashcards
What did Galen believe about anatomy?
Essential to have a good understanding
What did Galen think about body?
Created by God
What were Galen’s main limitations?
Bans on dissection
Lack of knowledge about causes of disease
Why were Galen’s ideas popular?
They fitted with the church and they controlled education.
What did Galen think doctors should base findings on?
Observation
How many years was Galen’s work used?
1500 years
What did Galen encourage other doctors to do?
Dissect bodies
How did the collapse of Rome lead to Galen’s ideas surviving? (4 points)
Travel was unsafe so doctors did not co-operate.
Kings spent money on war.
Destruction of libraries and knowledge.
End of trained doctors.
How did the rural nature of Britain contribute to survival of Galen’s ideas? (1 point)
We were relatively poor so had to rely on home remedies.
How did training of doctors help the survival lf Galen’s ideas? (3 points)
Church controlled schools.
Most doctors not formally trained.
Expected to memorise Galen’s work and not question.
What were Galen’s main achievements?
Proved that arteries AND veins carried blood.
Proved that brain controled body, not the heart.
What was his main addition to idea of humours?
Treatment of opposites
What were the four humours
Black bile
Yellow bile
Phlegm
Blood
What famous experiment proved the nervous system controlled brain?
He cut the nerves in a pig so that it could not squeel but still moved.
What were believed religious causes of illness in 1350?
God punishing people for sinning or children for disobeying parents
