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Revolutionary Discoveries in 16th Century Physiology

Explore the groundbreaking work of Galen, Vesalius, William Harvey & more in physiology. From dissections to circulatory system revolution, discover the key advancements! Learn about the brain science and anatomy studies that shaped modern medicine.

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Revolutionary Discoveries in 16th Century Physiology

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  1. By John Lang, Michael Roxin, Sam Katz 16th CenturyPhysiology

  2. Galen • Famous for dissecting pigs and apes • Detailed the organs of the body • Demonstrates blood is in living arteries • Examined pulse and blood • Hypotheses about liver, heart and brain http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/pics/Galen.jpg

  3. Vesalius • Born in Brussels • Decided to dissect corpses himself for data • Controversial • Proves Galen’s ideas inaccurate • Book on the structure of a human • Galen followers are not happy http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/historicalanatomies/Images/1200_pixels/Vesalius_Pg_178.jpg

  4. William Harvey • Worked on the idea that blood circulated throughout the body • Experimented on live animals and dissecting the bodies of executed criminals • Proved the heart was pump that forced blood around the body and veins bring the blood back to the heart in which it is recycled http://www.daviddarling.info/images/Harvey_William.jpg

  5. Rembrandt • Brain science • Pertaining to emotions of female vs. male • 74 % of women tilted their heads to the left • Men to the right • Right side of brain expresses strong emotions • Left side of face shows them • Artists paint the left side http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.jamescgroves.com/rembrandt/6.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.jamescgroves.com/rembrandt/rem1.htm&usg=__

  6. Da Vinci • Found out bones were hollow • Nerves give sense of touch • Organs expand and grow from young to old humans http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eN0-TqBueE0/Ta-LoV3rhSI/AAAAAAAAAR8/em8a1ILfZZU/s1600/leonardo-da-vinci-study-human-proportion.jpg

  7. Bibliography • http://www.bookrags.com/research/the-science-of-physiology-galens-in-scit-0112 • http://www.mmi.unimaas.nl/people/Veltman/articles/leonardo/Lenardo%20da%20Vinci%20Studies%20of%20the%20Human%20Nody%20and%20Prinicples%20of%20Anatomy.html • http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/051013_rembrandtfrm.htm • http://www.comptonhistory.com/compton2/harvey.htm • http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?gtrack=pthc&ParagraphID=kvb

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