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A History of Human Anatomy 2nd ed. Edition by T.V.N. Persaud, ISBN-13: 978-0398081041
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- Publisher: Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd; 2nd ed. edition (September 5, 2014)
- Language: English
- 390 pages
- ISBN-10: 0398081042
- ISBN-13: 978-0398081041
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 principles. 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 the 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.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Chapter 1. ANCIENT RECORDS
Chapter 2. PREHIPPOCRATIC ERA
Chapter 3. HIPPOCRATIC CONCEPTS
Chapter 4. ARISTOTLE
Chapter 5. ALEXANDRIA
Chapter 6. DAWN OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Chapter 7. GALEN
Chapter 8. EARLY MIDDLE AGES
Chapter 9. MONDINO DE LUZZI
Chapter 10. LEONARDO DA VINCI
Chapter 11. EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE AND HUMAN ANATOMY
Chapter 12. THE IMMEDIATE SUCCESSORS OF VESALIUS AT PADUA
Chapter 13. FROM PADUA TO LEIDEN
Chapter 14. THE ERA OF WILLIAM HARVEY
Chapter 15. PHYSICIANS, SURGEONS, AND ANATOMISTS
Chapter 16. WILLIAM HUNTER AND HIS LEGACY
Chapter 17. THE TRANSCENDENT GREATNESS OF JOHN HUNTER
Chapter 18. PROFESSIONALISM AND RECOGNITION
Chapter 19. IRELAND AND ANATOMY
Chapter 20. SCOTLAND
Chapter 21. ROBERT KNOX: HONOR AND TRAGEDY
Chapter 22. THE ANATOMICAL LITERATURE
Chapter 23. THE HUMAN BODY REVEALED
Chapter 24. BODY SNATCHERS AND THE TRADE IN CORPSES
Chapter 25. LEGISLATION OF HUMAN DISSECTION
Chapter 26. GERMANY
Chapter 27. ANATOMY IN THE NEW WORLD
Chapter 28. FRAGMENTS FROM THE EAST
Chapter 29. LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY
Chapter 30. ANATOMY IN THE THIRD REICH
Chapter 31. THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Chapter 32. ANATOMICAL SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS
Chapter 33. MODERNIZATION OF ANATOMY CURRICULA IN MEDICAL SCHOOLS
Bibliography
Index
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