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Ancient Anatomy
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The height of empirical anatomical study in antiquity occurred in Alexandria during the Ptolemaic dynasty, where state sponsorship allowed for the first documented, though still controversial, human dissections.
Herophilus and Erasistratus
Herophilus (c. 335–280 BCE) is widely regarded as the father of anatomy. He meticulously differentiated between the sensory nerves and the [moto… -
Ancient Anatomy
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Herophilus and Erasistratus
Herophilus (c. 335–280 BCE) is widely regarded as the father of anatomy. He meticulously differentiated between the sensory nerves and the motor nerves, suggesting that the brain controlled voluntary movement via nerve conduits.
His colleague, Erasistratus, focused heavily on the [circulatory system](/entries/…