Dissection as a Method of Modern European Anatomy: Devoted to the 480th Anniversary of “De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem” by Andreas Vesalius
https://doi.org/10.18499/2225-7357-2023-12-3-9-19
Abstract
The article is devoted to the 480th anniversary of the publication of Andreas Vesalius’s “De humani corporis fabrica libri septem” and considers its biographical, historical, cultural contexts. The authors compare the results of Andreas Vesalius' investigation to other anatomical studies in the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, presenting Vesalius’s work as the creation of a new European scientific approach in anatomy, identical to a research experiment in physics. It is demonstrated the significance of the dissection method in the form proposed by Andreas Vesalius for modern anatomy and medicine. The principal work of Andreas Vesalius is considered as the most important source of anatomical vocabulary, which is the prototype of international anatomical nomenclature. The biographical and historical issues presented by the authors allow modern readers to reveal the meanings of Andreus Vesalius’s paper, the original meaning of which was lost with all the time that has passed. The results of modern studies investigating the work of the great Flemish anatomist, little known to the Russian reader, are presented.
About the Authors
D. B. Nikityuk
Federal Research Center for Nutrition, Biotechnology and Food Safety; I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dmitrii B. Nikityuk – Doct. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Acad. of RAS, head of Federal Research Center for Nutrition, Biotechnology and Food Safety
Moscow
A. A. Shevchenko
N.N. Burdenko Voronezh State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksandr A. Shevchenko – Cand. Sci. (Philos.), teaching assistant of human anatomy department
ul. Studencheskaya, 10, Voronezh, 394036
S. V. Klochkova
Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Svetlana V. Klochkova – Doct. Sci. (Med.), Professor of human anatomy department
Moscow
D. A. Sokolov
N.N. Burdenko Voronezh State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dmitrii A. Sokolov – Cand. Sci. (Med.), Assoc. Prof. of human anatomy department
Voronezh
N. T. Alexeeva
N.N. Burdenko Voronezh State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nataliya T. Alexeeva – Doct. Sci. (Med.), Prof., head of of human anatomy department
Voronezh
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Nikityuk D.B., Shevchenko A.A., Klochkova S.V., Sokolov D.A., Alexeeva N.T. Dissection as a Method of Modern European Anatomy: Devoted to the 480th Anniversary of “De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem” by Andreas Vesalius. Journal of Anatomy and Histopathology. 2023;12(3):9-19. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.18499/2225-7357-2023-12-3-9-19
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