Andreas Vesalius Research Paper

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If Andreas Vesalius were never born, we would not know as much as we do about human anatomy. Andreas Vesalius was the first scientist to actually study human anatomy by using cadavers. By dissecting human bodies he discovered the different parts of our bodies and how each part works. Without this discovery, Darwin would not have discovered the theory of natural selection. Galen wrote about anatomy without actually studying a human cadaver. Vesalius did not listen to the church and their teachings about using dead bodies. He studied the bodies of criminals and discovered that many of the theories previously written about anatomy were wrong. If were not for Vesalius using cadavers we would not be as advanced in our knowledge of human anatomy.