Vesalius

Question 1

Who was he
HINT: nationality,job,what did he do

Answer 1

Belgian professor of anatomy
Carried out human dissections by himself,rarely done before
Wrote ‘fabrica’ proving galen was wrong as galen based findings off animals

Question 2

What did he discover

Answer 2

Discovered breastbone has 3 parts,not 7 like an ape
Discovered human jaw has one bone not two like an ape

Question 3

Short term effects of Vesalius work

Answer 3

Within two years of publishing his work, an Italian printer published compindiosa-copied all of his illustrations. This was sold to barber surgeons in England
Also his book included systems like nerves,muscles,digestion etc. Unlike any other book on anatomy

Question 4

Long term effects of Vesalius work

Answer 4

300 years later Charles Darwin used knowledge of human anatomy to built theory of evolution
Spread around the world and read for better treatment in future
Surgery is grounded in anatomy-you need to know how body works first