Whose work in 1543 challenged Galen's anatomical reports?
Andreas Vesalius
Leonardo da Vinci
William Harvey
Ibn al-Nafis
Answer
Galen's anatomical reports remained uncontested until 1543 when Andreas Vesalius published the seminal work "De humani corporis fabrica" (On the Fabric of the Human Body), which contained printed descriptions and illustrations of human dissections. Vesalius's work challenged and updated Galen's physiological theories.
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