Andreas Vesalius dared to say Galen was wrong

The transcript discusses the inaccuracies in Galen's anatomical descriptions, particularly regarding the human lower jaw and heart. It highlights the speaker's findings from dissections, which contradict Galen's claims about the jaw being two bones and blood passing through holes in the heart's septum. The speaker also addresses the difficulty other doctors have in accepting these errors.

What did the narrator discover about the human lower jawbone?

• It is made up of two separate bones.

• It is a single piece of bone.

• It is made up of three bones.

• It is similar to the jawbone of animals.

Why might Galen have been mistaken about the human jawbone?

• He never studied human anatomy.

• He confused human anatomy with that of animals.

• He was misinformed by other doctors.

• He relied on outdated texts.

How did other doctors react to the narrator's findings about Galen's errors?

• They immediately accepted the new findings.

• They were indifferent to the findings.

• They supported the narrator's discoveries.

• They found it difficult to accept and criticized the narrator.

What was Galen's incorrect belief about the human heart?

• The heart is made of two separate parts.

• The heart is located in the abdomen.

• Blood moves through holes in the septum.

• The heart has three chambers.

What did the narrator find about the septum in the human heart?

• It is very thin.

• It has several holes.

• It is made of two layers.

• It is solid with no holes.