CLST 301 Study Guide - Final Guide: Erasistratus, Herophilos, Comparative Anatomy
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Important figures, medical theories, medical texts & general history: Wrote greek literature: the iliad, the odyssey. Not much anatomy, but more medical "case" notes. 60+ medical texts in his name (5th century bc) Influential work on human body and soul: "timaeus" Philosopher-scientist comparative anatomy empirical investigations systematic classification of natural world. Worked in alexandria, egypt human dissections not taboo there first systematic human dissection. No surviving medical texts very influential teacher rejected hippocratic medicine. Most important: "gynaecia" ("medical care of women") essentially an equivalent to gynecologist. Did important dissection works immensely influential in the development of western medicine. Practice of medicine in rome considered to be for slaves in rome. 3 medical theories: pneumatic theory, corpuscular theory, humoral theory (humor = "liquid") Corpuscular theory: corpuscle = "little body" atomic theory of democritus (5th/4th c. bc) If pores too constricted, not enough corpuscles flowing. If pores too relaxed, too many corpuscles flowing.
