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By:Elyssa Sanchez
2nd period
Vesalius also published his own textbook which contained many anatomically accurate drawings based on human dissections.
the translations were finished in the 16th century.
About 1100 A.D. Christian scholars discovered these Arabic translations and began the slow process of translating them into Latin
Robert Hooke
Vesalius revolutionized the study of anatomy by doing away with the barbers, and allowing the students to assist in the dissections.
Hooke (1635-1703) coined the term "cells" to describe the tiny rectangular holes he observed.
Galen's anatomy textbook, based on the dissection of the Barbary ape, was accepted as the authority on human anatomy for 1300 years.
Histology
Rise of Medical Schools
Histology or the study of tissues began in the 1700's with the work of Frenchman scientist Xavier Bichat (1771-1802).
Open-Heart Surgery
In the early 1300's students were not allowed to participate in the dissections.
In 1839 Chicago surgeon Daniel Hale Williams performed the 1st successful open-heart surgery.
First Autopsy
In 1286 a human dissection was performed to determine the cause of death called an autopsy.