Greek anatomist herophilus: the father of anatomy

被引:35
作者
Bay, Noel Si-Yang [1 ]
Bay, Boon-Huat [2 ]
机构
[1] Natl Univ Singapore, Fac Arts & Social Sci, European Studies Programme, Singapore, Singapore
[2] Natl Univ Singapore, Yong Loo Lin Sch Med, Dept Anat, Singapore, Singapore
关键词
Father of anatomy; Vivisection; Human body dissection; Controversy;
D O I
10.5115/acb.2010.43.4.280
中图分类号
R602 [外科病理学、解剖学]; R32 [人体形态学];
学科分类号
100101 ;
摘要
One of the most stirring controversies in the history of Anatomy is that Herophilus, an ancient Greek anatomist and his younger contemporary, Erasistratus, were accused of performing vivisections of living humans. However, this does not detract from the fact that Herophilus has made phenomenal anatomical observations of the human body which have contributed significantly towards the understanding of the brain, eye, liver, reproductive organs and nervous system. It is notable that he was the first person to perform systematic dissection of the human body and is widely acknowledged as the Father of Anatomy. He has been hailed as one of the greatest anatomists that ever lived, rivaled only by Andreas Vesalius who is regarded as the founder of modern human anatomy.
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页码:280 / 283
页数:4
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