History of Anatomy
Anatomy is one of the oldest basic medical sciences. Formal study of anatomy started in Egypt about 500 BC
Hippocrates of Cos (460-377 BC) is regarded as the father of medicine and one of the founding fathers of anatomy. He taught human anatomy in Greece and wrote many books on anatomy. He also wrote the Hippocratic oath
Herophilus (300 BC) is regarded as the founding father of anatomy as a systematic discipline.
Aristotle (384-322 BC) is regarded as the founder of comparative anatomy. He was the first person to use the term anatome: a Greek word which means cutting up.
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an anatomist and an artist. He prepared models and paintings which were the first correct representations of the various organs of the human body.
Andreas Vesalius (1514-1565) was the first to do a systematic study of the structure of the human body. He pointed out that anatomy is the foundation of the whole art of medicine. He corrected over 200 anatomical errors made by Galen.
Discovery by Medical Students:
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Red blood cells (Swammerdan)
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Islets of pancreas (Langerhans)
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Collecting tubules of kidney (Bellini)
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Parotid duct (Stensen)
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Venae cordis minimae (Thebesius)
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History of Anatomy
Anatomy is one of the oldest basic medical sciences. Formal study of anatomy started in Egypt about 500 BC
Hippocrates of Cos (460-377 BC) is regarded as the father of medicine and one of the founding fathers of anatomy. He taught human anatomy in Greece and wrote many books on anatomy. He also wrote the Hippocratic oath
Herophilus (300 BC) is regarded as the founding father of anatomy as a systematic discipline.
Aristotle (384-322 BC) is regarded as the founder of comparative anatomy. He was the first person to use the term anatome: a Greek word which means cutting up.
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an anatomist and an artist. He prepared models and paintings which were the first correct representations of the various organs of the human body.
Andreas Vesalius (1514-1565) was the first to do a systematic study of the structure of the human body. He pointed out that anatomy is the foundation of the whole art of medicine. He corrected over 200 anatomical errors made by Galen.
Discovery by Medical Students:
Red blood cells (Swammerdan)
Islets of pancreas (Langerhans)
Collecting tubules of kidney (Bellini)
Parotid duct (Stensen)
Venae cordis minimae (Thebesius)
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