
15 th centaury- In 13 th to 14 th centaury all dissection was prohibited by Pope Boniface. He also stated the importance of the spinal cord and nervous system.
He dissected the monkeys and other animals and correlated their anatomy with human anatomy. He is known as the “Prince of Physicians” because he was the first experimental physiologist.
Galen of Pergamum- He was the most prominent anatomist of this period. He said the brain is the seat of intelligence.
He dissected the criminals which are actually known as vivisection as Aristotle and Herophilus had special permission from the tolomic dynasty They dissected the living criminals and defined the parts of the brain and spinal cord.
Herophilus- (300-325 BC ) He is known as the father of human anatomy. Aristotle – (384-332 BC) He gave the term “Anatomy” and he wrote the first-ever account on the embryology and analyzed various veins and arteries and named them He believed that heart as the center of intelligence and emotions. He was known as the founder of anatomy as he gave the guideline for dissection use of a scalpel and dissected dead bodies from the battlefield. Hippocrates- (460-377 BC) He was the father of medicine. He also gave the aseptic precaution just before surgery. His first surgery was on intestinal obstruction. India – In 1000 BC, Sushruta was considered as the father of Indian surgery. They are known as the earliest record of a human structure by dissection. After that, they filled the dead body with “sawdust” material and wrapped it into linen cloth shrouds. Actually they opened up the whole dead body and removed major organs and placed them in the jars. Egyptians- They are perfected in the science of mummification. In 2700- 2600 BC – The earliest book on Humans Anatomy which is “Neiching” in China. They applied this knowledge in the intertribal war that it is “Art of killing not the science of healing “ that we see now. The history of human anatomy starts from the beginning of human civilization and that time the early idea of Arabian human beings is that when we healed certain vital parts then the animal died soon. To study and understand the history of human anatomy we can classify into various time period are the following : The history of human anatomy has an important role in some intelligent anatomists.
Human history has a very rich and prestigious history.