the renaissance - harvey and pare Flashcards
who was william harvey and when was he born?
british doctor born in 1578
what role did william harvey take?
he became a royal physician to james I and charles I
william harvey studied both ____ and _____?
william harvey studied both animals and humans
what was galen’s original assumption about the heart and blood?
the body had 2 kinds of blood and they flowed through 2 different systems of blood vessels
how did harvey correct galen?
harvey correctly stated the blood must circulate around thw whole body
how did harvey’s books change doctors understanding of anatomy?
harvey put his ideas into books, and gave doctors an idea of how the body worked and changed their understanding of anatomy
who was ambroise pare and when was he born?
he was a french barber surgeon born in 1510
what did pare work as?
he worked in a hospital then became an army doctor
at the time of pare, what didn’t doctors understand?
doctors didn’t understand how gunshot wounds became infected
what was the treatment for gunshot wounds?
burn skin with red-hot iron or pour boiling hot oil
how did pare discover a new treatment for gunshot wounds?
he ran out of oil while treating a patient and made his own using egg yolk, turpentine and oil of roses
what did pare’s new treatment consist of?
egg yolk, turpentine and oil of roses
over time, what did pare’s ideas improve?
over time, pares idea’s improved surgical techniques
