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Galen
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GCSE History (Medicine) Mind Map on Galen, created by Olivia Brooklyn on 03/03/2014.
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Galen
Performed a public dissection on a pig
People believed the heart controlled the body and not the brain
Performed in public to prevent 'quack doctors' using his theory
'Quack doctor' - taking other theories and using them as their own
Proved theories and educated people
Aimed to explain every part of the body / its purpose / how it works together
Things hindered Galens studies
Religious beliefs
Church didn't agree with dissecting bodies (there was no law however it was frowned upon)
Romans renamed Greek gods
Made mistakes
Dissected humans but never animals
Anatomy incorrect
Wrote 250 books
Translated in to Latin / Hebrew / Arabic
Advised doctors to see inside bodies
Go to Alexandria in Greece to see bodies while in surgery
Worked with Gladiators
Job allowed him to see inside bodies when looking after injuries
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