Galen Flashcards
What ideas did Galen use? Were they new or old?
(FH, CO, TOO, D+ V, PD)
Four Humours - Old
Clinical Observation - Old
Theory Of Opposites - New
Dissection + Vivisection - New
Perfect Design - New
What major thing did Galen identify? How?
(B CON THE B NOT THE H, PS)
Brain controlled the body, not the heart. The pig squeal
What did Galen identify about the heart that was correct. What two things were incorrect?
Correct - Heart worked to pump blood around the body
Incorrect - Blood produced by the liver and used like fuel in the body
What was dissection and vivisection? What did it mean Galen did wrong?
Operating on apes and pigs to make discoveries, led to Galen making incorrect assumptions about the human body
How many books did he write?
(He’s 260 tho)
60
How long did people follow Galen’s ideas why did no one dare to disagree with him?
(TC, 1_00)
1500 years
The Church supported Galen because his ideas reflected the belief in God’s creation