Why+is+Herophilus+called+the+Father+of+Anatomy?

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In the fourth century B.C, a very i ntelligent man called Herophilus made a twist in medicine.Herophilus was a student of Hipprocates, the father of medicine. Some of the disc overies of Herophilus like the eye and the liver were very important as well as measuring a pulse. Many written works of Herophilus include commentaries on Hipprocates. Herophilus introduced human experimentation to the world by making incisions to human beings. He performed public dissections on human corpses, and that way he described the eye, liver, salivary glands, pancreas, genitals, duodem, and prostate gland.Herophilus moved to Alexandria, Egypt after studying medicine and there he discovered new parts of the brain. =====

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Now a days some discovered parts by him, still carry his name. A very important discovery that he made was that he was th e first to distinguish nerves from tendons. Proxagoras of Cos, Herophilus' teacher, had earlier reffered to the pulse, but Herophilus made further corrections on several points. Herophilus also described a part of the cerebellum and called it calamus scriptorius, because it looked like a writing pen .Herophilus expanded the known details of the human heart and its arteries and veins, but he mainly focused on the pulse of the heart. He measured the heart's pulse with a water clock and described various diagnostic values of the pulse. Herophilus provided some interesting names for various types of pulse . Herophilus was called the Father of Anatomy because he discovered parts of the brain and body, and he made contributions to the human body. Plus he also knew how to measure pulse and he knew all the arteries, veins, and blood vessels of the human body and the structure of the eye. =====



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