Versalius Flashcards
How did Vesalius think surgery would improve?
If people understood the human body better by dissecting humans
How did Vesalius ensure his findings on human anatomy were documented?
Working with skilled artists
What did he draw alongside his written findings?
Muscle men
What bodies did he dissect?
Executed criminals
How were his ideas spread?
Printing press
What book did he publish?
On the fabric of the human body
When was on the fabric of the human body published?
1543
Why was on the fabric of the human body the first proper book on human anatomy?
Based on human dissection
How did Vesalius show Galen as wrong?
The jawbone is not made up of 2 bones
The liver doesn’t have lobes to create blood
The heart does not have invisible pores to allow blood to flow in the heart
What anatomists did he inspire?
Fabricus and Fallopius
What did opposition claim about Vesalius’ dissections?
Humans must have changed since Galen or that particular body was different
Who in London used his book as a manual?
Barber surgeons
What university did he work at?
Padua
