History of Science 2220 Study Guide - Final Guide: Clinical Pathology, Smallpox Vaccine, Da Vinci Surgical System

• School: Western University
• Department: History of Science
• Course: History of Science 2220
• Professor: Lawrence Burns

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Histsci 2220 history of medicine final study guide. Autopsies are performed for either legal or medical purposes. Autopsies can be further classified into cases where external examination suffices, and those where the body is dissected and internal examination is conducted: cell theory - cell theory is a scientific theory which describes the properties of cells. The discovery of cell theory is attributed to robert hooke in the 17th century. The three tenets to the cell theory are as described below: All living organisms are composed of one or more cells. (however, this is controversial because non-cellular life such as viruses are disputed as a life form. ) The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms. Cell theory was made possible with the discovery of the microscope. Hooke used a compound microscope with two lenses to look at the structure of cork, and to look at leaves and some insects.