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1. Ancient Anatomy

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   Alcmaeon of Croton (c. 5th Century BCE)
   Alcmaeon is often credited with being the first systematic anatomist to perform practical vivisection on animals, establishing connections between sensory organs and the brain. He proposed that health depended on the isonomia of the humors, meaning the equal distribution of the body's constituent fluids, rather than merely their balance. His key contribution was identifying t…