Andreas
Vesalius
A
series of activities on the life and work of Andreas
Vesalius
- Find
three developments or changes to medical thinking
or practice that Vesalius was responsible for.
- Put
these in order of importance.
- Explain
why you think that this is the correct order of importance.
- Which
of Vesalius’ findings would be most opposed at the
time and why do you think this?
- Which
of Galen's theories did Vesalius disprove?
- Why
were Vesalius’ drawings so important to future medical
developments?
Examination style questions
- Could
Vesalius have made these changes prior to the renaissance?
(10)
Sample
answers to examination style questions: read through
these and analyse what is included and what is missing
from these answers.
1)
Vesalius work was based on drawings and writing books.
He made some suggestions that Galen was wrong about
anatomy. He worked in Pedua and fell out with his professor
over how to bleed patients. His work is considered to
be very important.
This
answer is very basic. It provides some of the detail
required but doesn't go into any depth about the nature
of his work. This is a low level response.
2)
Vesalius' work focused largely upon the anatomy of the
human body. He used dissection and human skeletons to
establish what the internal workings of the body looked
like and made detailed drawings of these. He published
these drawings along with his notes and made use of
the new printing technology that was available at the
time of the renaissance. Vesalius' work is noted for
being a turning point in medical history. It identified
weaknesses in the theories of Hippocrates and Galen,
his theory regarding Septum for example. His works also
provided detailed, and accurate, drawings and explanations
of the workings of the human body: which was another
important development in medicine.
This
answer recognises the main focus of Vesalius' work and
explains the significance of the developments that he
made. It pinpoints the areas in which Vesalius made
breakthroughs and makes reference to other factors,
such as technology, that made Vesalius' work possible.
This is a higher level response.
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