Assignment Submitted By Yours Name here Submitted To Yours Instructor Name here To Meet the Needs of the Course June, 2015. Andreas Vesalius was a physician who revolutionized the investigation of biology and the act of pharmaceutical by his watchful portrayal of the anatomy of the human body. Constructing his perceptions with respect to analyzation he made himself, he composed and represented the first exhaustive reading material of anatomy. Vesalius' work spoke to the perfection of the humanistic recovery of antiquated taking in, the presentation of human analyzation into medical curricula, and the development of a European anatomical writing. Vesalius performed his dismemberments with a painstaking quality hitherto obscure. After Vesalius, anatomy turned …show more content…
In its least complex structure, Social Darwinism takes after the mantra of the solid survive, including human issues. This theory was utilized to advance the thought that the white European race was better than others, and accordingly, bound to lead over them. Kekule was a German chemist who built up the foundation for the auxiliary theory in natural chemistry. Kekule's most vital single contribution was his basic theory of natural composition. Kekule contended that tetravalent carbon molecules could interface together to frame what he called a carbon chain or a carbon skeleton, to which different iotas with different valences could join. He was persuaded that it was workable for the chemist to determine this definite sub-atomic structural planning for in any event the less complex natural mixes known in his day. In addition to his hypothetical contributions, Kekule created a huge volume of unique experimental work that extensively extended the extent of natural chemistry. His investigations of unsaturated mixes, natural diacids, and sweet-smelling subordinates were especially
Hector Berlioz, born in the romantic era was a great lover of music. Being a child of a doctor was forced to take up the drug even he hated it. The description of the dissecting room by Hector Berlioz shows how his initial visit had terrorized him. Though at the beginning Berlioz was not prepared for dissecting the body parts and the physical impact of the hospital was slowly getting used to it. The hospital was depicted with perished and crazy wards. The horrible smell of incontinence and diarrhea that was spread in the atmosphere of hospital always clings to him even when he went home. Even it was a hot and sunny evening, the scene of unhealthy patients and their
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Born in Gotha, Germany in 1752, Blumenbach went on to Jena to study medicine. He completed his doctoral training at Gottingen in 1775. Just a year later, he was appointed as an extraordinary professor of medicine. His study of the history of man showing the value of using comparative anatomy and his classification of the five varieties of man were two important contributions made by Blumenbach (1911 Edition). He wasted no time in becoming one of the most influential members of the fields of comparative anatomy, zoology, physiology, anthropology, and craniology, in fact, Blumenbach is considered to be the founder of anthropology as well as craniology. In his construction of this new field of physical anthropology, he used the methods of natural historians, and applied those methods to the human species (Keith 106). Objectifying the study of mankind, Blumenbach collected numerous specimens from various races. Skulls, skin, hair and pictures were among the items collected. From each item, the location, as well as race of the item, was known and recorded. Prior to Blumenbach's systematized assortment of specimens, the only collections "consisted of miscellaneous oddities preserved in the 'cabinets' of noble houses, for the idle amusement of the curious." (Keith, 106). Blumenbach' s more complete collection allowed intensive study into the racial history of mankind, which is just what he wanted to do. Blumenbach was also the first to study the actual form of skulls (Retzius 283).
The Gross Clinic, or, The Clinic of Dr. Gross, is an 1875 painting by American artist Thomas Eakins. The medium is oil on canvas and the piece measures 8 feet by 6.5 feet. The picture captures Dr. Samuel D. Gross, a seventy-year-old professor dressed in a black frock coat, lecturing a group of Jefferson Medical College students. The atmosphere of the piece is dark and disturbing, yet in a very philosophical manner. A surgery is being performed by several practitioners all at one time. The body that lies upon the operating table is indistinguishable; it is impossible to tell both the gender of the patient and what part of the body the surgery is being performed on. But it is also this ambiguity that captures one’s attention. The body lies
The term autopsy also referred to as “Post-mortem examination”, “necropsy”, “obduction” and “ autopsia cadaverum” originates from the Latin language and denotes to “open, cut/dissect”. Another origin is from two Greek terms “aut” (self) and “opsie” (to see, to conduct a personal inspection) hence, autopsy refers to the opening/dissection of a cadaver to see for oneself, through observation, the cause of death or the nature of disease contrary to what has been reported by another party. Autopsy practice has been in existence since over 3000 years ago. It was however, not until the Renaissance in Europe that autopsy became standard practice (1,2). The link between clinical syndromes and postmortem findings is credited to the Dutch physician Herman Boerhaave (3).
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The main concern of the discipline of psychology in ancient times was the “[speculation of] the nature and locus of the mind, sensation and perception, memory, and learning”. There existed a strong connection between psychology and medicine, physiology, and neurology. The purpose of psychology, for the ancient physicians and philosophers, was to describe its procedures and demeanor in terms of science (e.g. medicine). In order to understand the emergence of psychology, the advances in medicine in these ancient cultures must be discussed. That way, one can see how psychology was linked to each one of them, in one way or the other.
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The field of anatomy at this point was in chaos the reason being that no one truly knew what animal tissues were made of. Zoology was seriously underdeveloped compared to botany and this was because animal cells were so much harder to see than plant cells. In fact, scientist did not realize that there were cells there at all and this gave rise to the notion that animal tissues must be fundamentally different from that of plants. But Theodore Schwann a zoologist, who was born in 1810 and died in 1882, was using an innovative way to stain animal tissue and also was utilizing his new Lister style microscope. Through Schwann’s research of animal tissue, he continued to find the same type of globular structure in all the different types of tissue
While it is easy to stand back and scorn the subjectivity of the ancient Greeks’ medical practices and laugh at their notions of human anatomy, it is important to recognize that all “science” has a degree of cultural influence. It is true that their sweet and sour pessaries, cures of sex, and anatomical understanding that was based on “Love” would be ridiculous in the modern western society, but rather than view their methods as “bad science,” we can use them as a rich source for discovering cultural values. Love was at the center of their science of healing, and this shows us that it was not an isolated phenomenon in Greek society, but enveloped all aspects of life – spiritual, emotional and physical.
The term autopsy also referred to as “Post-mortem examination”, “necropsy”, “obduction” and “ autopsia cadaverum” originates from the Latin language and denotes to “open, cut/dissect”. Another origin is from two Greek terms “aut” (self) and “opsie” (to see, to conduct a personal inspection) hence, autopsy refers to the opening/dissection of a cadaver to see for oneself, through observation, the cause of death or the nature of disease contrary to what has been reported by another party. Autopsy practice has been in existence since over 3000 years ago. It was however, not until the Renaissance in Europe that autopsy became standard practice (1,2). The link between clinical syndromes and postmortem findings is credited to the Dutch physician Herman Boerhaave (3).