Vesalius Flashcards
1
Q
How did Vesalius learn his medical knowledge?
A
He dissected animals and dead bodies
2
Q
How did Vesalius find out that Galens ideas were wrong?
A
Because Galen dissected I only animals whereas Vesalius dissected humans as a way to discover more about the body. Vesalius faced heavy criticism for daring to say Galen was wrong.
Many doctors believed that Galen had given the correct description of anatomy and simply carried out directions to prove he was right. When other doctors observed the same differences as Vesalius, they blamed that particular body they were dissecting or said human anatomy had changed since Galen’s time.
