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