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Anatomy and Physiology

BY RANW AND NICKUL.

Prehistoric How it began


y In the prehistoric era, we found that tribes such as

the Aborigines showed a basic understanding of anatomy. Most of our knowledge of this comes from cave paintings depicting pictures of various body parts and x-rays of animals y It shows that they had a basic knowledge of where the bones in the body were located.

Egyptian Medicine What did they learn?


y Egyptians had a reasonable amount of knowledge of anatomy and

physiology most of which was gained when they were carrying out the process of mummification. organs of the body, so they knew exactly where to cut the body to remove the organs.

y By carrying out mummification they became more familiar with the

y As mummification became more common, the Egyptians decided to

name the organs and discover their purpose within the body.

y They believed the heart was the prime organ of the body and was the

meeting point of a number of vessels which carried all the fluids of the body e.g. blood, tears, urine.

Roman medicine: How did they help us?


y The Romans really helped us to develop our understanding

of the human body. y They used to carry out dissection of dead bodies, they would take apart a body to see what is inside. y This helped because it enabled the Romans to know where all the major organs were positioned in the human body. y They would also carry out vivisection on animals, this means the dissection of living animals and even men.

Roman Physicians Claudius Galen


y His theories had much of an influence

for well over a millennium. His knowledge of medical anatomy came and were based upon his dissection on animals(Human dissection was prohibited) y By basing his studies on animals he made many assumptions which he then applied to the human body, many of which turned out to be extremely wrong. y He found that muscles work in opposing pairs: for every muscle that causes a joint to bend, there is an opposing muscle that restores the joint to its original position.

The Renaissance: Progress was made


His contributions to medicine have really helped us to develop our understanding of human anatomy and physiology. One of the main ways in which he accomplished this level of status is by carrying dissecting human bodies to unravel the structure and the positioning of the human bodies. The reason for why he was allowed to dissect a human body during the renaissance period, is because the influence of the church was slipping away. People were starting to challenge the ideas.

Vesalius.

The modern Age: Rapid progression


y X-rays have helped us to develop our understanding of human

anatomy. y This is because it gives doctors a more vivid image of the skeletal structure of the human body. y This key scientific instrument has also helped doctors to know where a typical bone fracture originated from by looking at the most severely damaged parts of the bones.

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