Andreas Vesalius

Question 1

He made great advances in the _____ of ____ - the ____ of the ___

Answer 1

He made great advances in the understanding of anatomy - the structure of the body

Question 2

He became a professor of medicine at ____ in ____ in 153_

Answer 2

He became a professor of medicine at professor of medicine at Padua University in 1537

Question 3

He insisted that his medical students should ____ to better understand how the ____

Answer 3

He insisted that his medical students should perform human dissections to better understand how the body worked

Question 4

How did Vesalius make his discoveries?

Answer 4

A local judge gave Vesalius permission to dissect the bodies of executed criminals. He could do this regularly?

Question 5

When did Vesalius write book? What was it called? What did it contain? What did it mean? Why was his book widely seen?

Answer 5

1543
The Fabric Of The Human Body
Accurate drawings of the human body drawn by artists
Doctors had more detailed knowledge of human anatomy
Using printing technology

Question 6

What did Vesalius’ book result in?

Answer 6

People challenging the old ways of thinking because it proved Galen’s work was wrong