Surgery and Anatomy- Ancient Egypt
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- Created on: 14-03-17 18:15
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- Ancient Egypt
- Knowledge on surgery improved from Prehistoric knowledge
- Egyptians metal working was better, they had sharper and stronger tools allowing them to perform more minor surgery (removing tumours)
- Understood that honey had healing properties and used it to treat wounds
- Eygptians would bandage wounds and keep them clean.
- Knowledge of the human body improved from Prehistoric times
- Mummification gave Egyptians s better understanding of the inside of the body as it involved removing organs.
- Egyptians believed the heart was the centre of the body and thought the heart was connected to the rest of the body through channels.
- Embalmers (who did mu mmifcation) were not doctors so did not pass on much anatomical knowledge.
- Internal organs were preserved in separate jars, were not dissected.
- Mummification gave Egyptians s better understanding of the inside of the body as it involved removing organs.
- Egyptians wrote down their knowledge on papyrus scrolls allowing future generations to build upon it.
- Knowledge was limited due to human dissections not being allowed because the whole body was needed for the after-life.
- Knowledge on surgery improved from Prehistoric knowledge
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