Origins of Biomedical Science

Hippocrates

“Father of Medicine,” Hippocratic Oath, natural causes of disease

Aristotle

supernatural vs. natural causes, unity of structure and function

Galen

Roman physician, anatomy text used for 1,500 yrs (many errors)

Avicenna’s Canon of Medicine

standard in Europe for 500 yrs

Vesalius (1543)

first anatomy atlas, corrected Galen

Harvey

 blood circulation continuous

Microscope

ed to Cell Theory (“all organisms = cells”)

20th–21st century

genetics, technology revolution

Who is considered the “Father of Medicine”?

Hippocrates

Who first proposed natural vs. supernatural causes of disease?

Aristotle

Whose medical writings dominated for 1,500 years despite errors?

Galen

Who published the first anatomy atlas in 1543?

Vesalius

Who discovered continuous blood circulation?

William Harvey.

What theory says all organisms are composed of cells?

Cell Theory.

Modern Era

20th/21st century → genetics, imaging, technology

Cell Theory

all organisms made of cells