Unit 9 Lesson 35.6 Vesalius

Where was Andreas Vesalius born?

• Belgium
• Italy
• Spain
• France

What was Vesalius's family background?

• Artists
• Doctors and pharmacists
• Politicians
• Scientists

What was Vesalius's specialization in his medical degree?

• Surgery
• Psychology
• Pharmacology
• Anatomy

What was Vesalius's personality like?

• Cheerful and outgoing
• Gloomy and distant
• Lazy and uninterested
• Hardworking, curious, and confident

What was the traditional approach to studying anatomy in Vesalius's time?

• Based on Vesalius's work
• Based on the works of Copernicus
• Based on the works of Leonardo da Vinci
• Based on the works of Galen

What did Vesalius do differently from the traditional approach to studying anatomy?

• He observed things for himself
• He relied solely on Galen's work
• He never dissected human bodies
• He only studied animals

What did Vesalius do to study human anatomy?

• He studied Galen's work
• He relied on his imagination
• He only studied animals
• He dissected dead human bodies

What did Vesalius's research show about Galen's work?

• It had many errors when applied to human anatomy and medicine
• It was accurate for human anatomy
• It was completely wrong
• It was based on studies of humans

What did Vesalius discover about the human heart?

• It has five chambers
• It has three chambers
• It has two chambers
• It has four chambers

What was the title of Vesalius's seven-volume textbook of anatomy?

• On the Function of the Human Body
• On the Psychology of the Human Body
• On the Structure of the Human Body
• On the History of the Human Body