INTRODUCTION
OF
ANATOMY
, HUMAN ANATOMY
the study of the structure and shape of
the body and body parts & their
relationships to one another.
to cut (tomy) , apart ( ana)
Anatomy – Greek word
Anatome – cutting up
Dissection – latin word
, HISTORY OF ANATOMY
Greek Period
◦ Hippocrates:
Father of Medicine
(MCQ)
Earliest Anatomical
descriptions
, Herophilus:
◦ Father of Anatomy
(MCQ)
◦ Greek physician
◦ First to dissect the
human body
OF
ANATOMY
, HUMAN ANATOMY
the study of the structure and shape of
the body and body parts & their
relationships to one another.
to cut (tomy) , apart ( ana)
Anatomy – Greek word
Anatome – cutting up
Dissection – latin word
, HISTORY OF ANATOMY
Greek Period
◦ Hippocrates:
Father of Medicine
(MCQ)
Earliest Anatomical
descriptions
, Herophilus:
◦ Father of Anatomy
(MCQ)
◦ Greek physician
◦ First to dissect the
human body
