Giovanni Domenico Santorini

Giovanni Domenico Santorini ( June 6, 1681 - May 7, 1737 ) was an Italian anatomist .

He received his doctorate in medicine in Pisa in 1701 . He is known to this day for his sections on the human body.

From 1705 to 1728 he demonstrated the dissection of the human body in Venice . His best written work was the publication of Observationes Anatomicae , a detailed description of anatomical aspects of the human body , in 1724 . He was the first to describe the following anatomical structures, among others: Cartilago corniculata (Santorini cartilage) and larynx . The accessory (additional) pancreatic duct ( Ductus pancreaticus accessorius ; Santorinian duct) and the uppermost nasal concha ( Concha nasalis suprema , Santorini concha ) are named after him.

literature

Rachel Kleinerman, Alana John, Denzil Etienne, Benjamin Turner, Mohammadali M. Shoja, R. Shane Tubbs, Marios Loukas: Giovanni Domenico Santorini (1681–1737). A prominent physician and meticulous anatomist. In: Clinical Anatomy . Vol. 27, H. 4, May 2014, pp. 545-547, DOI: 10.1002 / ca.22294 .

Web links

Biography at Whonamedit?

Individual evidence

↑ Hermann Triepel : The anatomical names. Your derivation and pronunciation . 12th edition. Bergmann, Munich 1928, p. 98 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

personal data
SURNAME	Santorini, Giovanni Domenico
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian anatomist
DATE OF BIRTH	June 6, 1681
DATE OF DEATH	May 7, 1737

[1] Hermann Triepel : The anatomical names. Your derivation and pronunciation . 12th edition. Bergmann, Munich 1928, p. 98 ( limited preview in Google Book search).