Thomas Willis and “the Circle of Willis”
https://doi.org/10.18499/2225-7357-2016-5-3-105-109
Abstract
The article outlines biography of Thomas Willis who was an outstanding scientist and physician of the 17th century. A brief description is given concerning the history of exploration of cerebral arterial anastomosis currently known under an eponymic denomination of “Willis’s circle”. Some notorious medics of the past from antiquity up to the 17th century are quoted to acquaint a reader with a trend of scientific thoughts in the matter of human brain’s basal blood supply.
About the Authors
V. V. Kiselev
Crimean V. I. Vernadsky Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
S. A. Kutya
Crimean V. I. Vernadsky Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Kiselev V.V., Kutya S.A. Thomas Willis and “the Circle of Willis”. Journal of Anatomy and Histopathology. 2016;5(3):105-109. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.18499/2225-7357-2016-5-3-105-109
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