Aristotle's Dissection Of The Human Body

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Anatomy, the study of the human body, is a discipline of the medical sciences that flourished beyond precedent during the 17th and 18th centuries in Western Europe. During this time, many physicians, anatomists, and doctors began to not only investigate anatomy more seriously, but also to teach anatomy to more people. Dissections of cadavers became more common at learning establishments and more accepted by the general public, and by government authorities. Anatomical theatres were constructed for the mass teaching of dissections, and any and all bodies from criminal hangings were donated as cadavers to the universities. As trends grow and become popular problems are bound to become known. In anatomy, this problem was the shortage of cadavers

Anatomy is wonderful, isn't it? It is the embodiment of well...our bodies. I guess the best place to start would be skin. The only organ we see on a daily basis without being grossed out.

The Church as it was holds back the advancements of science and discovery. This is seen through the fact that many empirical observations are superseded by religious preachings, even if these observations are made to benefit science. Secondly, the Church focuses on the teachings of the past, as seen with their firm beliefs in the teachings of Greek physician, Galen. Because Galen’s views on the anatomy of the human body were some of the first and easily fitted into Christian doctrine, the church was refusing to let them go. Vesalius, however, through research was able to disprove some of Galen’s views. Some of his findings include the fact that the human breastbone is separated into 3 segments, not 7, and that the femur is the longest bone

“A healthy mind in a healthy body.” (1) The Ancient Greek clinical-case studies on physiology, psychology and anatomy were generated to distinguish the sources of certain diseases, and to assist in the enrichment of individuals’ health & wellbeing. It was acknowledged that Hippocrates was known for the advancement and development in modern-day Medicine, had instigated this paradigm shift. Thereby, during this period, he was vastly credited for his discoveries of meticulous scrutiny in regards to diseases. Also, his depictions of how someone’s health could potentially be subjected by external conditions (i.e. their environment, diet). (2) Instead of dictating the immersion of the supernatural. Moreover, his infinite contributions to society

For the past two-hundred years, dissection of the human cadaver has been the gold standard for teaching aspiring medical professionals the networking and layout of the human body. Surprisingly, cadaver usage has had a rather curious history.

body is essential for our survival and essential for a good quality of life. The way doctors

It is important to note that Descartes’ revelation came at a pivotal moment in history, when science needed a foothold to escape Church authority. Cleaving the body from the mind allowed scientific advancements in anatomy and physiology while preserving religious doctrines, because they were now associated with the mind (Mehta, 2011). As research in anatomy and physiology progressed, Western medicine became fully entrenched in the dualistic approach. And though the Church had lost some of it’s authority, it still held sway. They took dominion of the non-physical mind, referred to as the

Dissecting “the cadaver… provides the best means of learning applied anatomy. The embalmed body objectifies the patient to allow the observer to begin clinically relevant

Vivisection, dissection, and injections were techniques used during prehistoric times. Vivisection and dissection were banned from Greece; yet, Galen still used both techniques almost every day during the research. At the time, these techniques were seen as very insightful however, the information the scientist got from experiments were often misused. For example, according to, History of Vivisection (2012), “Galen’s description of the uterus was based on dogs; the position of the kidneys was based on pigs; and his understanding of the brain was based on cows or goats” (pg.1). Moreover, dissections became a popular method used for testing animals; it became so popular that dissections were performed live in theatres for students to witness. The techniques used during this time were conducted on living animals. Therefore, these techniques caused a lot of controversy regarding its ethicality. The question of ethicality is a leech that will not leave, and has been dragged into present times causing huge

Dissection of the human cadaver has been used as a teaching tool for many centuries. While there are many ethical concerns in the study of human anatomy and physiology. The biggest controversy that exists with the use of human tissue in the “Bodies, The Exhibit” is if that deceased person consented to have their bodies publicly displayed.[1] I too visited the “Bodies, The Exhibit” many years ago, to me this was an amazing learning experience as I saw how human bodies were preserved and what our bodies really look like under our skin. I had no idea at the time where the bodies came from? I imagined that people had given prior consent to be displayed in such way. However; many analysts concluded that exhibits that display human cadavers had not previously obtained a consent from the deceased or their family members [1]. As a results many states have banned such exhibits in

The Human Gross Anatomy course is comprised of two components: lectures and laboratory dissections. Human cadaveric dissection has withstood many challenges to its role in anatomy courses and remains unvanquished as the superior method of learning human anatomy. The Human Gross Anatomy course at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine utilizes cadaveric dissection for the advancement of student’s appreciation of the presentation of anatomical structures and their relationships. Yet, with the significant decline of Human Gross Anatomy course hours over the past five decades and the quantity of material to be taught/learned has remained unchanged, supplementary tools to drive a more efficient learning experience have been explored.

In terms of the history and development of what we know about blood circulation and the cardiovascular system, the ancient Egyptians were the first to believe that the heart was central organ of the human body, however Egyptian medicine cannot always be separated from mysticism, and therefore can’t entirely be acknowledged as a ‘discovery’. It did however pave the way to the foundations that the ancient Romans and Greeks built their ideologies from (1). The first major milestone was made by a man known as of Alcmaeon of Croton. He was a natural philosopher and a medical pioneer, who is best known for his work in anatomical dissection, and was the first man recorded to distinguish veins from arteries (2). After Alcmaeon of Croton, the next notable cardiovascular pioneer to come along is Hippocrates of Cos, who is referred to as the father of western medicine (3). He contributed so much to the field, being the first to recognise things such as disease is a result of the environment, diet, and living habits, the theory of the 4 humors, the first to describe systematically the difference between chronic and acute conditions, the founder of the Hippocratic oath and many more (4).

The science of medicine has been constantly developed upon through various types of experimentation and theorizing, though previously with no connection to scientific discovery but with more focus on philosophy and connecting the natural and spiritual world with how our body works. One such example of this way of thinking was with the Greeks, specifically during the Classical era. The Greek beliefs on the way to treat the dead involved respecting one’s body, as to not damage the corpse to preserve the spirit, but physicians such as Herophilus and Erasistratus used these dead bodies to perform experiments on to assist in our understanding in how the human body functions. Although the experiments performed by Herophilus and Erasistratus conflicted

The body, while seemingly clearly definable and universally understood, is a concept that humans have struggled to define and understand for much of history. Social conceptions of the mind or spirit shaped philosophers’ understandings of the relationship between the mind and body, as well as attitudes toward the body. In his essay “The Concept of the Body,” Eliot Deutsch presents readers with four popular modes of conceiving of the body. These models, popularized at different points throughout history, are the prison, the temple, the machine, and the instrument. Through reading Plato’s dialogue Phaedo, one gains perspective on Socrates’ conception of the body as primarily a prison.