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Wednesday, 10 December 2014

Vesalius is often referred to as the founder of modern human Anatomy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_body

Following from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance brought an increase of physiological research in the Western world that triggered the modern study of anatomy and physiology. Andreas Vesalius was an author of one of the most influential books on human anatomyDe humani corporis fabrica.Vesalius is often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy.Anatomist William Harvey described the circulatory system in the 17th century,demonstrating the fruitful combination of close observations and careful experiments to learn about the functions of the body, which was fundamental to the development of experimental physiology. Herman Boerhaave is sometimes referred to as a father of physiology due to his exemplary teaching in Leiden and textbook Institutiones medicae(1708).

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