MOVESCI 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Frozen Section Procedure, Body Snatching, Plastination
24 Apr 2016
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Early anatomical knowledge was based on accidental observation a. Learning from war wounds and injuries: hippocrates only dreamt of human dissection, aristotle used animals, not people because that wasn"t acceptable. B. c. in alexandria: aristotle tutored alexander the great, encouraging exploration of anatomy, herophilus performed 1st human dissection in alexandria. Anatomical science in the roman empire: galen a. i. Believed structure + function perfectly serve purpose of divine architect a. iii. Works endured and were used for centuries a. iv. Had the good fortune to see 2 human skeletons in his lifetime a. v. Described structures with names that are still used a. vi. Teaching dominated anatomical science throughout dark ages (476-1453) a. vii. 1. Dissections were prohibited, violators burned at the stake a. vii. 1. a. Christian decree that the body was unworthy of study and anatomy was a vain, pagan science a. vii. 2. No new research into anatomy for 800 years a. vii. 3. All anatomical documents were translated and copied by hand a. vii. 3. a.
