Corrections made to Galen's Work- Vesalius and Harvey
- Created by: judith
- Created on: 05-11-12 21:46
View mindmap
- Corrections to Galen's Work
- Harvey
- disproved Galen's idea that blood was used up as it moved around the body, but rather explained that blood circulated continuously around the body.
- Harvey
- VESALIUS
- Corrections to Galen's Work
- Harvey
- disproved Galen's idea that blood was used up as it moved around the body, but rather explained that blood circulated continuously around the body.
- Harvey
- the lower jaw comprised of one bone, not two, as taught by Galen
- 'The Fabric of the Human Body'
- Corrections to Galen's Work
- Galen claimed that the liver was had 5 lobes, Vesalius, through human dissection, proved it only had 2
- VESALIUS
- the lower jaw comprised of one bone, not two, as taught by Galen
- 'The Fabric of the Human Body'
- VESALIUS
- proved the sternum was made of 3 parts, rather than seven, as Galen had found
- disproved the idea that blood consisted of a mixture of blood and air.
- research lead him to believe that the heart pumped blood around the body, rather that Galen's idea of the liver manufacturing blood
Similar History resources:
Teacher recommended
Comments
No comments have yet been made