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Galen was the docter to the philospher and emperor ______ ______. He wanted to wean his submects away from superstision.
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Marcus Aurelius
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Who based his treatments on medicianl plants, introducing several drugs ie willow bark and laudanum (opium tincture) as anesthetics. As well as *bloodletting*.
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Galen
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Who was the leading anatomist and physiologist of his time who used scientific approach to surgery in public on animals?
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Galen
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What are Galen's errors (from studying animals instaed of humans)
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1. Blood flow
2. There are 4 heart chambers instead of 2 |
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Who would prove Galen to be wrong about blood circulation in the Arab World 300 years before William Harvey?
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What was the most characteristic element of Roman medicine at the time of Galen?
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Hygine. There were several bath houses confirmed to exsist at that time.
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Who was the famous Greek Doctor in Rome who worked on Gladiators?
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Galen
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