Achievements

ACHIEVEMENTS OF ANDREAS VESALIUS



 ** Andreas has made vast achievements in the medical field at this time. His efforts are so greatly appreciated and even more so astonishing due to the limited amount of resources at this time. He is considered the father of modern anatomy.He studied cadavers to unearth our bodies' secrets and was one of the first to apply the scientific method to the human body. Andreas Vesalius was a Belgian anatomist and physician. He assembled the first human skeleton from cadavers and was a pioneer in human dissection. ** 

 ** Based on his work, he wrote //De Humani Corporis Fabrica ,//On the Fabric of the Human Body,which was the most accurate and comprehensive anatomical text to date and included accurate illustrations. Vesalius's work discredited long held beliefs about human anatomy put forth by Galen over 1,000 years earlier. **

**  Vesalius's precise observation, emphasis on the participation of students in dissection lectures, and anatomically correct textbooks helped to revolutionized medicine. Vesalius contributed to putting medical science on the road to the life-saving and life-enhancing discipline that it is today. Overall Andreas Vesalius Greatest Accomplishment was reintroducing anatomy and its importance to the public. **

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