renaissance medicine

Question 1

name 3 changes in this period which led to a greater understanding in medicine

Answer 1

1. the church lost some power
2. dissections occured
3. medical books could be printed

Question 2

name 2 similarities and differences in peoples reactions to the plague in the 14th and 17th century

Answer 2

1. the belief in superstition was reused
2. the idea of miasma was still common
3. people segregated in the 17th century
4. people believed pets spread miasma

Question 3

what was the royal society?

Answer 3

a radical group of scientists who conducted many experiments and new theorys

Question 4

who was vesalius and what did he write?

Answer 4

a scientist who wrote ‘ On the fabric of the human body’
this was a very detailed and accurate book on human anatomy

Question 5

how did vesalius challenge galen?

Answer 5

vesalius proved the jaw was only 1 bone and that blood did not pass through tiny holes in the heart.

Question 6

how did vesalius encourage change?

Answer 6

as he proved Galen wrong, many doctors were mmotivated to challenge common theorys.

Question 7

what did william harvey discover?

Answer 7

blood circulated around the body- disproving Galens idea blood was made in the liver.

Question 8

give 3 ways the government reacted to the great plague

Answer 8

1. ships coming into london were quarantined
2. households with the plague were locked inside
3. fires were lit to get rid of ‘bad air’

Question 9

what did edward jenner prove?

Answer 9

the theory of inoculation, this allowed him the invent the vaccination.

Question 10

how did art help medicine evolve?

Answer 10

as it was more detailed and dimensional, making diagrams more accurate

Question 11

how did technology allow medicine to evolve?

Answer 11

the printing press was invented, allowing ideas and books to rapidly spread

Question 12

how did education impact medicine?

Answer 12

more people became literate and educated, increasing medical knowledge

Question 13

what did Thomas Sydenham advise in order to identify disease?

name 1 disease he identified for the first time

Answer 13

doctors should carefully acknowledge symptons to identify the disease

Scarlet fever

Question 14

What did Thomas Sydenham believe in terms of treatment?

Answer 14

a more nautral approach where the body itself fought the disease

Question 15

why did physicians improve in the 17th century?

Answer 15

they started being trained and licensed by ‘the royal college of physicians’

Question 16

why did male surgeons improve in the 18th century?

Answer 16

as male surgeons began being trained at universities (which barred women)

Question 17

How did William Harvey challenge Galen?

Answer 17

by disproving Galens idea that blood is made in the liver and used up by the body.