The Hellenistic age is the period of ancient Greek history and Mediterranean history between 323 BC 31 BC. It marks the transformation of Greek society from introverted city-states to an exuberant culture spreading from the eastern Mediterranean to southwest. During this period influential citizens left behind beautiful art, important literature, philosophy and huge medical advances. A key person that had a major influence, and further development of medicine was Herophilus. Though some of his methods were controversial Herophilus contributions to the Hellenistic age conveyed the culture of Greece to future ages through his discoveries, his influence on medicine and his contributions to modern day society.
Herophilus was born in Chalcedon …show more content…
His findings shaped the way we view human anatomy. What he discovered is significant not only because it corrected misconceptions about the body but also enabled future researchers and doctors to build and elaborate on his findings. Though Herophilus was well known for major discoveries he also was famous for minor things that differentiated him from others that practiced, such as being able to measure the pulse of human, something that we now view as insignificant. Herophilus research and discoveries ranged on a huge scale; from distinguishing nerves from tendons to presenting that the uterus is a hollow organ. In his dissections of the circulatory system he discovered that arteries had thicker walls then veins. This is valid because arteries pump blood away from the heart and need more wall power. During his dissections he differentiated between the cerebrum and the cerebellum. They are the two largest parts of the brain that before were viewed as one before Herophilus dissections. He placed the individual importance on the cerebrum and cerebellum. Through his dissection of the eye sections and layers of the eye: the cornea, the retina, the iris, and the choroid. He discovered that without the optic nerve we would not have any movement. All of his discoveries shaped how we perceived the human body and made huge leaps in the medical …show more content…
Over the years he influence many doctors and physicians who followed him. Aelius Galenus, also known as Galen was a prominent Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher in the Roman Empire. Galen took a lot of Herophilus work expanding on his findings by and introducing logic to his findings. According to Galen Herophilus also mentioned a single nerve that has three roots coming from the brain. Galen fathered explained that this nerve glossopharyngeal, accessory, and vagus nerves. All three of these things were wrapped together into a sort of
Herophilus was born in Chalcedon …show more content…
His findings shaped the way we view human anatomy. What he discovered is significant not only because it corrected misconceptions about the body but also enabled future researchers and doctors to build and elaborate on his findings. Though Herophilus was well known for major discoveries he also was famous for minor things that differentiated him from others that practiced, such as being able to measure the pulse of human, something that we now view as insignificant. Herophilus research and discoveries ranged on a huge scale; from distinguishing nerves from tendons to presenting that the uterus is a hollow organ. In his dissections of the circulatory system he discovered that arteries had thicker walls then veins. This is valid because arteries pump blood away from the heart and need more wall power. During his dissections he differentiated between the cerebrum and the cerebellum. They are the two largest parts of the brain that before were viewed as one before Herophilus dissections. He placed the individual importance on the cerebrum and cerebellum. Through his dissection of the eye sections and layers of the eye: the cornea, the retina, the iris, and the choroid. He discovered that without the optic nerve we would not have any movement. All of his discoveries shaped how we perceived the human body and made huge leaps in the medical …show more content…
Over the years he influence many doctors and physicians who followed him. Aelius Galenus, also known as Galen was a prominent Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher in the Roman Empire. Galen took a lot of Herophilus work expanding on his findings by and introducing logic to his findings. According to Galen Herophilus also mentioned a single nerve that has three roots coming from the brain. Galen fathered explained that this nerve glossopharyngeal, accessory, and vagus nerves. All three of these things were wrapped together into a sort of