Renaissance Medicine

Which 'A' related to new 'chemical cures'?

• Alchemy

• Anatomy

• Animalcules

Which 'A' is the study how the human body works?

• Alchemy

• Anatomy

• Animalcules

Which 'A' was the name for newly observed germs?

• Alchemy

• Anatomy

• Animalcules

Which invention played a large part in the decline of the Church's influence in society?

(a)  

Where were many physicians trained in anatomy and the scientific approach to medicine?

• University of Cambridge

• University of Paris

• University of Madrid

• University of Padua

Which medical idea didn't change at all throughout this period?

• Anatomy

• Miasma

• Supernatural ideas about causes

• Theory of the four humours

Who said that physicians should examine their patients and take detailed case notes?

• Harvey

• Royal Society

• Sydenham

• Vesalius

Who helped spread new ideas and knowledge about science through publishing books, journals and holding meetings?

• Harvey

• Royal Society

• Sydenham

• Vesalius

Who discovered that the blood circulated round the body, and wasn't generated in the liver, disproving Galen?

• Harvey

• Royal Society

• Sydenham

• Vesalius

How many of Galen's mistakes about human anatomy did Vesalius correct?

• Over 10

• Over 50

• Over 300

• Over 1000