Vesalius

Andreas Vesalius, born in

Brussels on the 31st
December 1514, was was
an anatomist, physician.
He is often referred to
as the founder of human
body anatomy.
On the fabric of the human body
is a book written by Vesalius it
was about his work of human
anatomy It is one of the most
influential books on human
anatomy .
 Heart
Vesalius believed that a
criterion for muscles was
their voluntary motion. On
this claim, he deduced that
the heart was not a true
muscle due to its obvious
involuntary nature of its
motion.

He identified two chambers

He also addressed the
controversial issue of the
heart being the center of
the soul. He wished to avoid
making any conclusions due
to the inevitable onslaught
from religious figures.
and two atria. The right
atrium was considered a
continuation of the inferior
and superior venae cavae and
the left atrium was
considered a continuation of
the pulmonary vein.
 Nervous System
Vesalius defined a nerve as the mode of
transmitting sensation and motion and
refuted his contemporaries’ claims that
ligaments, tendons and aponeuroses
were three types of nerve units. He
believed that nerves do not originate
from the heart, as was the Aristotelian
belief, but that nerves stemmed from
the brain.

Vesalius came to the conclusion that

nerves were not hollow