History of physiology

384-322 BC c 460-377 BC c 129-216 AD. c 1514-1564 . 1614-1656 . 1578-1657 1596-1650 .

Aristotle Hippocrates Galen TO. T. Wharton W. Halke R. Descartes

Vesalius Harvey
Correlates the Founded He described the
physiology. Father of modern glands, including
elements of nature He postulated the
He described the anatomy, he delved the thyroid, which I He was the
and the natural He introduced the human circulatory
functioning of all into the studies of named in that way first to try to
environment with technique of system.
living organisms. Galen. because of the explain bodily
the constituents of dissection on
Greek shield shape He demonstrated functions
He related structure the human body, human and “Animal spirits flow
that the thyroid the contractions of according to
and function. especially its fluids. domestic animal through the nerves”
cartilage presents. the heart. mechanical
laws.
Explained the
voluntary
animal reflex
(mechanism)
1608-1679 1628-1694 1637-1680 1638-1686 1737-1798 1783-1855 1815-1865 .

g. Borelli M. Malpighi J. Swammerdam N. Stensen L. Galvani F. Magendie R. Remak

Without the use of Founder of

a microscope, he He deciphered the
histology. He studied the
described the spiral Considered one of He discovered the electrical nature of He published various development
fibers of the heart In 1661 he the founders of excretory duct of the nervous works related to the
of vertebrates.
and the identified and comparative the parotid gland, impulse, which led absorption organs of
seminiferous described the anatomy. known to us as him to discover the mammals, the action He discovered
pulmonary and Stenon's duct. nervous system in of some vegetables on cell division
tubules of the He demonstrated
capillary network animals the spinal cord, lung and the myelin
testicle. the contraction of He made the first
connecting small function, the role of layer that
Described the the frog's leg by description of the the epiglottis in
arteries with small covers the
mechanical pressing on a nerve. lacrimal apparatus. swallowing, and the
veins, one of the axons of the
movement of functioning of the
most important cells of the
esophagus, among
breathing discoveries in the nervous
others.
history of science. system.
1821-18094 1813-1878 1857-1952 1871-1945

H. Von c. Bernard c. Sherrington W. b. Cannon

Helmhotz
He investigated the
role of the pancreas He introduced the
He was the first concept of He discovered the
in the digestion of excretory duct of
to measure the fats, discovered the synapses.
speed of nerve the parotid gland,
glucose-generating He postulated the known to us as
impulses function of the liver, synaptic hypothesis Stenon's duct.
studied the activity to describe the
of the salivary interactions He made the first
glands, and between reflexes. description of the
demonstrated the lacrimal apparatus.
nervous control of
the contraction and
dilation of blood
vessels.
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