How did religion help the Ancient Egyptians develop their understanding of human anatomy? Watch the following clip, and try to identify the key features of mummification What does it tell you about Egyptian understanding of human anatomy? What factors were important?

Lesson Objectives To be able to explain how mummification helped medical understanding progress. To be able to explain the significance of factors that contributed to medical progress To compare similarities and differences between prehistoric and Egyptian surgery and anatomy and give reasons to account for progress

What types of surgery did the Ancient Egyptians practise? Think back to the first surgery lesson, write down the types of surgery you can remember that the Ancient Egyptians performed?

‘If you examine a man with a dislocation of his jaw where is mouth is open and he can not close it, you should put your two thumbs on the ends of the two rami of the mandible, (lower jawbone) inside the mouth. Put your fingers under his chin and make them fall back into the correct position’. (From the Papyrus Edwin Smith, about 1600 BC)

Use your own knowledge and p15 of the green book to write a job description for an Egyptian surgeon You must include: Types of surgery they will be expected to perform Equipment available Books that will be available to them to help them on the job

How did understanding of surgery and anatomy progress from prehistoric times? Time PeriodPrehistoricEgyptian Regress Continuity Progress

What factor was most significant in the development of understanding of surgery and anatomy?