What was Galen's contribution to biology?

Answer 1

Galen, referred to as â??the father of experimental physiology,â?? was a physician and biologist. His areas of expertise included physiology, neurology, pathology, logic, philosophy and anatomy. Galen discovered that arteries contain blood, not air. He also said that the heart pumped the blood.

Answer 2

Galen of Pergamon was a Greek biologist and physician who is called the Father of Experimental Physiology. In the field of Biology, he was the first to discover that arteries contain blood and not air.

Answer 3

Galen, a Roman physician, made significant contributions to the field of biology by advancing knowledge of the human body's anatomy and physiology. He wrote extensively about the circulatory system, nervous system, and muscular system, laying the foundation for later medical understanding. Galen's works influenced medical knowledge for centuries and were key in shaping Western medicine.

Answer 4

he identified 495 different animal species and classified them .

Answer 5

Galen's most famous discovery was the discovery that our body is controlled by nerves from our brain rather than popular belief at the time that our body is controlled by our heart.

Answer 6

Dissection :P

Answer 7

because he was a philosopher

Answer 8

pulse rate to help diagnose illness

Answer 9

On the Structure of the Human Body