What Do Guts Have to Do With It?

Have you ever tried to think of what your core body cavity would look like if it were portrayed as food? If not, we will be giving you that chance on Monday, as our group will be presenting the ideas and concepts researched by Andreas Vesalius. Vesalius grew up to be a pharmacist but earned his medical degree in 1537. He was most interested in looking more into Galen’s theories and studies on the body, which lead to him write many books. One of them titled, De Humani Corporis Fabrica. This novel went into much more detailed description of human anatomy than any one before him. We will be going over diagrams such as click here. These types of diagrams will be explained in greater detail throughout our presentation. Another important concept that will be explained is the history of Vesalius and why he did his diagrams and researched the way he did. Here is a small video that will only begin to explain the great things this scientist was involved in, click here . Even though it may seem strange now, more details will be discussed, explained and shown on Monday.