Which time period made most progress made in anatomy? Answer this question in light Renaissance and industrial revolution.

In the renaissance time period Vesalius worked on a lot about Anatomy. He created a book called the Tabulae Sex that included detailed anatomic drawings. Due to the printing press this book called be reproduced and communicated to other scientists. This was a huge progress point as it was very accurate compared to the middle ages, as drawings were a lot more detailed and explained more about the body. Another individual who helped progress in the Renaissance was Leonardo da Vinci. This was mainly due to his famous anatomical drawing of a woman’s foetus during pregnancy. Although he is famous as an artist he focused mainly on the human body and careful observation therefore producing highlight accurate images. Overall, the renaissance made massive progress as more detailed drawings were being produced and spread due to printing. Also for the first time some of Galen's incorrect works on anatomy which had been studied for a thousand years were challenged.
During the Industrial revolution there was not much progress in anatomy, most of the progress made was made in the surgical side of medicine. For example a key development was anesthetic, this enabled doctors to operate successfully but also to look inside the human body and learn more about the anatomy without causing any pain. Overall there was not much progress in anatomy during the Industrial revolution; where as most of the progress came in the surgical side of the human body. Anatomy simply continued to develop at a steady pace.
In conclusion the time period which made most progress in anatomy was the renaissance. This was because it was a turning point from poor quality inaccurate images to detailed and well observed printed works books on anatomy. The industrial revolution mainly made progress in surgery and solving the issues of pain and infection. There were few specific turning points made in anatomy during this period. 

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