Renaissance changes in anatomy and surgery
I can evaluate the impact of changes in surgical practice and anatomical knowledge during the Renaissance period.
Renaissance changes in anatomy and surgery
I can evaluate the impact of changes in surgical practice and anatomical knowledge during the Renaissance period.
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Key learning points
- Paré developed and encouraged new methods to manage the problems of surgery.
- Vesalius carried out dissections to identify many mistakes in Galen's work.
- Vesalius encouraged others to learn through observation and dissection.
- Vesalius' challenge to Galen's ideas faced considerable opposition.
Keywords
Ointment - a smooth, thick substance that is used on painful or damaged skin
Ligature - a thread or wire used for tying something, especially a blood vessel
Cauterisation - the action of burning body tissue using heat to stop an injury from bleeding or getting infected
Anatomy - the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged
Dissection - the action of cutting something open, especially a dead body or plant, in order to study its structure
Common misconception
Corrections to Galen's work were accepted virtually immediately.
Many medical professionals were reluctant to challenge Galen's works and so new ideas, like those of Vesalius, were not accepted immediately.
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