BIOL 20300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Visible Human Project, Andreas Vesalius, Marcello Malpighi

• School: Purdue University
• Department: Biological Sciences
• Course: BIOL 20300
• Professor: Bridges David

Document Summary

Introduction to the course and human body. Be familiar with the goals, policies, staffing, organization, and grading system of the course. Define anatomy and physiology and explain how they are related. List and describe ten major characteristics of higher life forms. Know the name of the writer of the earliest textbook of anatomy, and the name of the discoverer of the blood circulation. Why are nearly all our terms either greek or latin? i. ii. iii. Most anatomical terms are derived from greek and latin (mainly latin) Early writings were greek and latin was universal language from roman times to 18th century. Andreas vesalius, first textbook of anatomy and the visible human project i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. Andreas vesalius published first anatomy textbook at age 29 in 1543. Consisted of seven volumes and illustrations of cadaver dissections. Born in brussels and studied medicine in paris. First to note that bones give the body structure.