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AP European History
Unit 4 – Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
Topic 4.2
How does Andreas Vesalius’ work on human anatomy differ from Galen’s previous anatomical studies?
Both Vesalius and Galen only studied animal anatomy, not human anatomy.
Vesalius relied solely on ancient texts without conducting any dissections unlike Galen who dissected animals.
Vesalius conducted dissections on humans instead of animals like Galen had done previously.
Galen’s work was based on human dissections, unlike Vesalius who only studied animal anatomy.
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