Glossary
Eponyms in Common Use
Eponym Equivalent Term(s) Individual Referenced
THE CELLULAR LEVEL OF ORGANIZATION (CHAPTER 3)
Golgi apparatus
Krebs cycle Tricarboxylic, or citric acid,
cycle
Camillo Golgi (1844-1926), Italian histologist; shared Nobel Prize in 1906 Hans Adolph Krebs (1900-1981), British biochemist; shared Nobel Prize in 1953
THE SKELETAL SYSTEM (CHAPTERS 6-9)
Colles' fracture
Haversian canals Central canals
Haversian systems Osteons
Pott's fracture
Sharpey's fibers Perforating fibers
Volkmann's canals Perforating canals
Wormian bones Sutural bones
Abraham Colles (1773-1843), Irish surgeon Clopton Havers (1650-1702), English anatomist and microscopist Clopton Havers Percivall Pott (1713-1788), English surgeon William Sharpey (1802-1880), Scottish histologist and
physiologist Alfred Wilhelm Volkmann (1800-1877), German surgeon Olas Worm (1588-1654), Danish anatomist
THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM (CHAPTERS 10, 11)
Achilles' tendon Calcaneal tendon Achilles, hero of Greek mythology
Cori cycle Carl Ferdinand Cori (1896-1984) and Gerty Theresa
Cori (1896-1957), American biochemists; shared
Nobel Prize in 1947
THE NERVOUS SYSTEM (CHAPTERS 12-16)
Broca's center Speech center
Foramen of Lushka Lateral foramina
Meissner's corpuscles Tactile corpuscles
Merkel's discs Tactile discs
Foramen of Munro Interventricular foramen
Nissl bodies
Pacinian corpuscles Lamellated corpuscles
Purkinje cells
Nodes of Ranvier Nodes
Island of Reil Insula
Fissure of Rolando Central sulcus
Ruffini's corpuscles
Schwann cells Neurolemmocytes
Aqueduct of Sylvius Mesencephalic aqueduct
Sylvian fissure Lateral sulcus
Pons varolii Pons
Pierre Paul Broca (1824-1880), French surgeon Hubert von Lushka (1820-1875), German anatomist Georg Meissner (1829-1905), German physiologist Friedrich Siegismund Merkel (1845-1919), German anatomist John Cummings Munro (1858-1910), American surgeon Franz Nissl (1860-1919), German neurologist Fillippo Pacini (1812-1883), Italian anatomist Johannes E. Purkinje (1781-1869), Czechoslovakian physiologist Louis Antoine Ranvier (1835-1922), French physiologist Johann Christian Reil (1759-1813), German anatomist Luigi Rolando (1773-1831), Italian anatomist Angelo Ruffini (1864-1929), Italian anatomist Theodor Schwann (1810-1882), German anatomist Jacobus Sylvius (Jacques Dubois, 1478-1555), French anatomist Franciscus Sylvius (Franz de le Boë, 1614-1672), Dutch anatomist Costanzo Varolio (1543-1575), Italian anatomist
SENSORY FUNCTION (CHAPTER 17)
Organ of Corti Spiral organ
Eustachian tube Auditory tube
Golgi tendon organs Tendon organs
Hertz (Hz)
Meibomian glands Tarsal glands
Canal of Schlemm Scleral venous sinus
Alfonso Corti (1822-1888), Italian anatomist Bartolomeo Eustachio (1520-1574), Italian anatomist Camillo Golgi (1844-1926), Italian histologist; shared
Nobel Prize in 1906 Heinrich Hertz (1857-1894), German physicist Heinrich Meibom (1638-1700), German anatomist Friedrich S. Schlemm (1795-1858), German anatomist
THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM (CHAPTER 18)
Islets of Langerhans Pancreatic islets Paul Langerhans (1847-1888), German pathologist
Interstitial cells of Leydig Interstitial cells Franz von Leydig (1821-1908), German anatomist
Eponym Equivalent Term(s) Individual Referenced
THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM (CHAPTERS 19-21)
Bundle of His Wilhelm His (1863-1934), German physician
Purkinje fibers Johannes E. Purkinje (1781-1869), Czechoslovakian
Starling's law Ernest Henry Starling (1866-1927), English physiologist
Circle of Willis Cerebral arterial circle Thomas Willis (1621-1675), English physician
THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM (CHAPTER 22)
Hassall's corpuscles Arthur Hill Hassall (1817-1894), English physician
Kupffer cells Stellate reticuloendothelial cells Karl Wilhelm Kupffer (1829-1902), German anatomist
Langerhans cells Paul Langerhans (1847-1888), German pathologist
Peyer's patches Aggregated lymphoid nodules Johann Conrad Peyer (1653-1712), Swiss anatomist
THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM (CHAPTER 23)
Bohr effect Christian Bohr (1855-1911), Danish physiologist
Boyle's law Robert Boyle (1621-1691), English physicist
Charles' law Jacques Alexandre César Charles (1746-1823),
French physicist
Dalton's law John Dalton (1766-1844), English physicist
Henry's law William Henry (1775-1837), English chemist
THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM (CHAPTER 24)
Plexus of Auerbach Myenteric plexus Leopold Auerbach (1827-1897), German anatomist
Brunner's glands Duodenal glands Johann Conrad Brunner (1653-1727), Swiss anatomist
Kupffer cells Stellate reticuloendothelial cells Karl Wilhelm Kupffer (1829-1902), German anatomist
Crypts of Lieberkühn Intestinal glands Johann Nathaniel Lieberkuhn (1711-1756), German anatomist
Plexus of Meissner Submucosal plexus Georg Meissner (1829-1905), German physiologist
Sphincter of Oddi Hepatopancreatic sphincter Ruggero Oddi (1864-1913), Italian physician
Peyer's patches Aggregated lymphoid ducts Johann Conrad Peyer (1653-1712), Swiss anatomist
Duct of Santorini Accessory pancreatic duct Giovanni Domenico Santorini (1681-1737),
Italian anatomist
Stensen's duct Parotid duct Niels Stensen (1638-1686), Danish physician/priest
Ampulla of Vater Duodenal ampulla Abraham Vater (1684-1751), German anatomist
Wharton's duct Submandibular duct Thomas Wharton (1614-1673), English physician
Duct of Wirsung Pancreatic duct Johann Georg Wirsung (1600-1643), German physician
THE URINARY SYSTEM (CHAPTER 26)
Bowman's capsule Glomerular capsule Sir William Bowman (1816-1892), English physician
Loop of Henle Nephron loop Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle (1809-1885), German histologist
THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM (CHAPTERS 28, 29)
Bartholin's glands Greater vestibular glands Casper Bartholin, Jr. (1655-1738), Danish anatomist
Cowper's glands Bulbourethral glands William Cowper (1666-1709), English surgeon
Fallopian tube Uterine tube/oviduct Gabriele Fallopio (1523-1562), Italian anatomist
Graafian follicle Tertiary follicle Reijnier de Graaf (1641-1673), Dutch physician
Interstitial cells of Leydig Interstitial cells Franz von Leydig (1821-1908), German anatomist
Glands of Littré Lesser vestibular glands Alexis Littré (1658-1726), French surgeon
Sertoli cells Sustentacular cells Enrico Sertoli (1842-1910), Italian histologist
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