Exercise 10. Approve or contradict the following statements

1. Vesalius is often referred to as the founder of modern physiology.

2. The bones of the skeleton, the joints and cartilages were described in the second book.

3. Vesalius composed the first anatomy of the human body in which everything was based on scientific research work.

4. Before Vesalius all the scientists considered that the left and the right heart chambers were not connected by the opening in the septum.

5. In 1541, while in Bologna, Vesalius uncovered the fact that all of Galen's research had been based upon human anatomy rather than the animal.

6. Vesalius was the first scientist to give a proper description of the human skeleton.

Exercise 11. Answer the questions

1. Who is widely considered to be the founder of the modern science of anatomy?

2. Where did Andreas Vesalius study medicine?

3. When was Vesalius awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine?

4. When was his most important book on human anatomy On the Structure of the Human Body written?

5. What books does his work "On the Structure of the Human Body" consist of?

6. What did Andreas Vesalius study on corpses?

7. What did the Great Russian scientist Pavlov and many other famous scientists say about the works written by Vesalius?

8. How do you think what was the greatest discovery of Vesalius?