Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073403717
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Study Guide - Assess Your Learning Outcome - Page 24: 1

Answer

The Greek and Roman scholars were the first to make scientific conclusions based on factual information they had discovered from experiments and investigations therefore they gave medicine a scientific basis. They did not base their opinions and conclusions simply on superstitions and the visible affects of treatments and diseases.

Work Step by Step

We can see this from the works of Galen and Vesalius who had delved into the mechanics and anatomy of human beings and made their own conclusions with a scientific basis.
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