renaissance era Flashcards
What does Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
What did the return to classical texts lead to in medicine? 2 things
The four humours and treatment by the theory of opposites.
how did people greet the new ideas of the Renaissance
There was resistance.
what year was the great plague in england
1665
What attempts were made to halt the spread of plague during the great plague?
Affected households were locked in, red cross on the door. Carts roamed the city with words “Bring out your dead”. Corpses buried in plague pits.
What did Versalius do to get his skeleton?
He stole a decayed body from a graveyard
why was Versalius important
He wrote books based on his observations with accurate diagrams, and his worked pointed out some of Galen’s mistakes.
who was william harvey
he studied medicine and anatomy
What was the impact of Harvey’s discoveries on surgery?
Not much, as blood transfusions were not successful until the discovery of blood groups in 1900.
who was thomas sydenham and in what yr
well respected doctor from london in 1660s and 1670s
how did sydenham diagnose patients how did he treat them
asked them questions, closely observed the symptoms and treated the singular disease
with herbal remedies
how important was thomas sydenhams ideas and how did they differ from medieval times
a little imprtant
his thoughts were more scientific
3 achievements of vesalius
- created Fabric of the Human Body which was first illustrated human anatomy book
- challenged galen e.g saying jaw was made of 1 bone not 2
- showed imprtance of human dissection
how did vesalius achieve his accomplishments, 2 reasons
technology - the printer allowed for thousands of copies of his book
attitude - respected galen, a doctor???? who was highly regarded yet vesalius challenged those traditional views
