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Vesalius' book
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What is his first name?
Andreas
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What is he known for?
He wrote the first modern medical textbook
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What kind of degree did he earn?
A doctor of medicine degree
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Before Vesalius, who did physicians rely on?
A Greek physician, Galen
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What is the topic of his book?
Medicine
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Where was Andreas Vesalius born?
Holy Roman Empire
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How was his book helpful for people?
It gave accurate information about the human body and how to cure illnesses.
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Where did he start school?
He started school in his home city and a nearby school University of Louvain.
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What did he think about surgery?
He believed surgery can't happen without knowing about anatomy.
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Did Vesalius present his book to a Holy Roman Emperor?
Yes
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What was his family's main profession?
They were mostly pharmacists and physicians.
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What did he create with a student of Titian?
He produced six charts about the human body that were used as a reference for people
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Where did he start studying medicine?
The University of Paris and the University of Padua
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How did he prove blood-letting can't happen without knowing about anatomy?
He wrote a pamphlet based on his observations from human dissections.
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What was included in Vesalius' book?
His observations on surgery, anatomy and how the body functions
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When was he born?
December 31, 1514
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What was Vesalius' job after he wrote his book?
He became the household physician for the Holy Roman Emperor.
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What did Vesalius do as a teacher?
He performed live dissections in front of his students.
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How did Vesalius get a supply of bodies to dissect?
A Paduan judge gave him the bodies of executed criminals.
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When did Vesalius publish his book?
1542
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What was his talents as a child?
He was a talented artist and drew his observations of animals.
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What famous observations did Vesalius prove inaccurate?
Vesalius proved the observations by a famous Greek physician, the information shouldn't be relied on.
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How did he become a teacher?
After getting his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Padua, he was asked to be the professor of surgery at the university.
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How did Vesalius prove Galen's observations were wrong?
Vesalius repeatedly compared his observations of dissections on human bodies to Galen's observations, and realized Galen had incorrect information.
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What is the name of Vesalius' book?
De Humani Corporis Fabrica (On the Structure of the Human Body)