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Anatomy
12th Grade
01/11/2012

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Hippocrates
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Father of medicine
Hippocractic oath
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Galen
Definition
Dissection authority (animals)

All work was based on dissection of animals
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Andreas vesalius
Definition
Student of Galen

Father of anatomy

Realized dog (animals) specimen was not the same as humans
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William harvey
Definition
First to state that blood flowed around the body

Used a horse and glass tube to show the movement of blood generated by force of heart

Also theorized the existence of capillaries
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Marcelo Malpighi
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Proved capillaries exist
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Claude Bernard
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Discovered the mechanism of carbon monoxide poisoning in living cells.

The body loves carbon monoxide better than oxygen
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Ivan Pavlov
Definition
Studied condition response (how brain works)

Trained dogs
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Landsteiner
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Typed human blood into 4 groups (A, B, AB, And O )
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Heyman
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The rate at which people breathe is regulated by the blood leaving the heart
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Joseph lister
Definition
Antiseptic surgery

Use of sterile instruments and equipment

People started to survive post operation
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Dr. James lind
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British physician

Cured sailors of scurvy by administering citrus fruits (vitamin c)
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