Renaissance Flashcards
What does “Renaissance” mean?
Rebirth, it was the period of learning and knowledge.
Who invented liguatures and articificial limbs?
Pare
What useful things did Pare do to help medical process?
He translated Vesalius’s book into French and English so the book now circulated around Europe. Inspired other surgeons to use his methods which were less painful. He also designed artificial limbs and used ligatures to help keep wounds together.
What useful things did Vesalius do to help medical process?
Promoted dissection, found some of Galen’s findings wrong.
His illustrations were used in medical textbooks (spread of knowledge) which were given to barber surgeons in London.
He also showed others how to complete proper dissections.
What useful things did Harvey do to help medical processs
Published a book on his circulatory blood theory that must be powered by the heart, and it was eventually accepted in 1901 but after he died.
What experiences did Harvey have that helped him with his discoveries?
Studied medicine at Cambridge
Became a doctor to King Charles
What experiences did Vesalius have that helped him with his discoveries?
Vesalius was taught by a follower of Galen
He carried out dissections himself rather than letting anyone else do it
He also carried out his own research
Became a professor of surgery at the university of Padua.
What experiences did Pare have that helped him with his discoveries?
He was a war surgeon
Quickly improvised when hot oil ran out with a cream, which was found to be a lot less painful and effective.
What are some technological consequences from the Renaissance?
Invention of gun powder meant that doctors had to learn how to deal with new types of wounds.
How did Renaissance art influence the development of medicine?
A new desire to show the human form in a more realistic way led artists to study the body more carefully.
What invention drastically helped the spread of knowledge during the Renaissance time?
The printing press as it allowed people to easily share and copy knowledge.
What did Hunter do?
Experimented on himself
Encouraged dissection
Trained jenner and published many books
Created large display of fossils animals plants and embryos publicly to spread awareness
What is another improvement in technology that helped the development of medicine?
Microscopes made new discoveries possible.
What method was commonly used in 1700’s to cure small pox?
Inoculation
What was the problem with inoculation?
Too expensive for the poor, too large a dose killed them
