renaissance medicine
Who is considered the father of modern medicine?
Hippocrates
Which scientific theory challenged the traditional view of human anatomy during the Renaissance?
The Circulation Theory
What is the study of plants and their medicinal properties called?
Botany
Which disease, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, resulted in a devastating pandemic during the Renaissance?
Bubonic Plague
Which Italian physician is known for his work on human dissection and the study of anatomy?
Andreas Vesalius
Which influential book of Renaissance medicine was written by Andreas Vesalius?
De Humani Corporis Fabrica
What was the primary method of treating disease in Renaissance medicine?
Bloodletting
Who first described the circulatory system in detail?
William Harvey
What was the name of the famous physician and alchemist who proposed the theory of the four humors?
Galen
Which Renaissance artist also made significant contributions to anatomy through his detailed anatomical drawings?
Leonardo da Vinci