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Leonardo da Vinci studied and recorded the anatomy of the body. He made a depiction of it. -
Gabriele Fallopius studied the female anatomy and discovered their fallopian tubes. He named them after his last name. -
Bartolommeo Eustachio discovered the Eustachian tube and named it after himself. The Eustachian tube is the tube leading from the ear to the throat. -
William Harvey used Leonardo da Vinci knowledge to understand physiology, he was then able to learn and describe the process of the heart pumping blood and how that blood circulates. -
Antonie von Leeuwenhoek invented the microscope, bringing it to the realization that there is life smaller than the eye can see. Leeuwenhoek also scraped his teeth and analyzed the bacteria that causes tooth decay. Although he didn’t know that’s what it does, it brought to the eyes that it was there. -
Apothecaries are early pharmacies started at this time. In medieval England, these Apothecaries participated in trade of drugs and spices from the east. -