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Which Belgian professor at Padua was the first to dissect the human body?

AWilliam Harvey
BLeonardo da Vinci
CAlbrecht Durer
DAndreas Vesalius
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Andreas Vesalius
1. Artists studied bones at medical schools. 2. Vesalius first dissected the body. 3. This began modern physiology. _Source: syllabus Themes in World History, Theme 7, Changing Cultural Traditions._
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