renaissance

Question 1

what did Vesalius say

Answer 1

• Galen made over 350 mistakes in anatomy
• humans have 1 jawbone
• men + women have the same no of ribs
• released book - fabric of human body - accurate drawings of anatomy
• encouraged doctors to do human dissections

Question 2

what did Harvey say

Answer 2

• blood flows in 1 direction due to valves
• blood is pumped by the heat all around the body - Galen said blood made in liver & used up in the body as a fuel
• dissected frogs to see the circulation of the blood
• released a book - had detailed drawings of his experiments on blood circulation

Question 3

impact of Harvey and Vesalius’ work

Answer 3

• proved dissection was the way to better knowledge + understanding of anatomy
• improved doctors knowledge of anatomy

Question 4

limitations of Harvey and Vesalius’ work

Answer 4

• took over 40 years for doctors to accept their work - refused to accept Galen was wrong due to their medical training which was controlled by church
• many doctors could still not do dissections as it was hard getting ahold of corpses
• discoveries didn’t make anyone healthier as they didn’t come up with treatments

Question 5

ideas of causes of disease in the renaissance

Answer 5

• miasma - logical as streets were filled with filth + dirt
• gods punishment - less popular
• 4 humours

Question 6

different ideas in the cause of disease in renaissance

Answer 6

• seeds in air - fracastoro
• something outside of the body - Sydenham

Question 7

treatments for renaissance - same as ma

Answer 7

• bleeding , purging , sweating - no better treatments
• herbal remedies
• praying

Question 8

different treatments for Middle Ages

Answer 8

• transference - transfer disease to another object
• new herbal remedies for abroad - e.g new world

Question 9

prevention - same as ma

Answer 9

• praying
• regimen sanitas - instruction from physician on how to keep healthy

Question 10

continuity and changes in physicians in the renaissance

Answer 10

• continuity :
• still relied on using old theories / treatments
• still tidied at church’s medical schools + learnt from Galen’s books
• change :
• more focus on observing patients symptoms to diagnose illness
• better access to new books - bc of printing press, Vesalius , Harvey
• eventually started studying anatomy + did dissections themselves

Question 11

what did apothecaries do

Answer 11

• had to spend few years working as apprentice under masters supervision before becoming master apothecary
• now had to have license to work
• mixed chemical cures + studies iatrochemistry

Question 12

what did barber surgeons do

Answer 12

• trained for few years to become apprentice
• now needed license to work
• continued doing simple operations