A history of human anatomy / T.V.N. (Vid) Perdaud, M.D., PH. D., D. Sc., F.R.C. Path. (Lond.), FAAA (Professor, Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies, Professor Emeritus and Former Head Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, University of Manitoba, Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry, Winnipeg, Canada), Marios Loukas, M.D., PH. D. (Professor and Chair, Department of Anatomical Sciences, Dean of Research, School of Medicine, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies), R. Shane Tubbs, M.S.P.A.C., PH. D. (Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A., Professor, Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies).
Ancient records -- Prehippocratic era -- Hippocratic concepts -- Aristotle -- Alexandria -- Dawn of the Roman Empire -- Galen -- Early Middle Ages -- Mondino de Luzzi -- Leonardo da Vinci -- European Renaissance and human anatomy -- The immediate successors of Vesalius in Padua -- From Padua to Leiden -- The era of William Harvey -- Physicians, surgeons, and anatomists -- William Hunter and his legacy -- The transcendent greatness of John Hunter -- Professionalism and recognition -- Ireland and anatomy -- Scotland -- Robert Knox: honor and tragedy -- The anatomical literature -- The human body revealed -- Body snatchers and the trade in corpses -- Legislation of human dissection -- Germany -- Anatomy in the new world -- Fragments from the east -- Late 19th century -- Anatomy in the Third Reich -- The 20th century -- Anatomical societies and associations -- Modernization of anatomy curricula in medical schools.
Summary:
Many advances in medicine and surgery can be directly linked to improvements in understanding the structure and function of the human body. During the sixteenth century, the study of human anatomy became an objective discipline, based on direct observation and scientific princples. Not surprisingly, the study of human anatomy has progressed to its universal acceptance and recognition as a scientific discipline, essential for the practice of modern medicine. This revised and expanded edition presents anatomy from antiquity to the modern times. In this book, the authors present many scholars and teachers; the time periods, places, and impact of their work; controversies in anatomy; and advances in discipline. These topics run the gamut from early pioneers in the art to the development of techniques that have propelled the study of anatomy to its current state. The authors have attempted to present the "big picture" regarding the historic anatomists and movements that have shaped our current understanding of what we now call "medical anatomy". This beautifully illustrated edition spans nearly four centuries of medical history. It was a period of spectacular achievements during which many great medical personalities lived, made important anatomical discoveries, and produced impressive treatises. With the sheer volume of historical anatomy literature available, the authors followed a somewhat eclectic and selective course in presenting the most significant material in this work. As even now man continues to learn about the structure of his body with new and noninvasive technologies such as MRI, uncovering parts of the human anatomy never seen before, the study of the history of anatomy therefore continues alongside the study of anatomy as a scientific discipline without obvious end. -- from back cover.
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