Andreas Velsalius

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  • Jan 1, 1326

    Early Human anatomy

    In 1275-1326 Mondino de Luzzi "Mundinus" carried out the first systematic human dissections since Herophilus of Chalcedon and Erasistratus of Ceos 1500 years earlier. The first major development in anatomy in Christian Europe, since the fall of Rome, occurred at Bologna where anatomists dissected cadavers and contributed to the accurate description of organs and the identification of their functions. With de Liuzzi, these anatomists included Alessandro Achillini and Antonio Benivieni
  • Oct 14, 1500

    Europe 18th

    Many Europeans interested in the study of anatomy traveled to Italy, then the center of anatomy. Only in Italy could certain important research methods be used, such as dissections on women. M. R. Columbus and Gabriele Falloppio were pupils of Vesalius, the 16th century anatomist. Columbus, as his immediate successor in Padua, and afterwards professor at Rome, distinguished himself by rectifying and improving the anatomy of the bones, by giving correct accounts of the shape and cavities of the h

  • Human Anatomy

    During the 19th century, anatomical research was extended with histology and developmental biology of both humans and animals. Demand grew so great there that body-snatching and even anatomy murder were practised to obtain cadavers.[9] The British Parliament passed the Anatomy Act 1832, which finally provided for an adequate and legitimate supply of corpses by allowing dissection of destitutes.[citation needed] Women, who were not allowed to attend medical school, could attend the anatomy theatr

  • Modern anatomy

    To save time, some medical schools such as Birmingham, England have adopted prosection, where a demonstrator dissects and explains to an audience, in place of dissection by students. This enables students to observe more than one body. Improvements in colour images and photography means that an anatomy text is no longer an aid to dissection but rather a central material to learn from. Plastic models are regularly used in anatomy teaching, offering a good substitute to the real thing. Use of livi