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This is a list of
human anatomical parts named after people. These are often called
eponyms .
Alphabetical list
For clarity, entries are listed by the name of the person associated with them, so
Loop of Henle is listed under H not L.
A
B
Bachmann's bundle –
Jean George Bachmann (1877–1959), German-American physiologist
Balbiani bodies –
Édouard-Gérard Balbiani
Bartholin's gland –
Caspar Bartholin the Younger (1655–1738), Danish anatomist
Batson's plexus –
Oscar Vivian Batson (1894–1979), American anatomist
Long thoracic nerve of Bell –
Sir Charles Bell (1774–1842), Scottish surgeon-anatomist
Duct of Bellini –
Lorenzo Bellini (1643–1704), Italian anatomist
Renal columns of Bertin –
Exupere Joseph Bertin (1712–1781), French anatomist
Betz cells –
Vladimir Alekseyevich Betz (1834–1894), Ukrainian histologist
Billroth's cords –
Theodor Billroth (1829–1894), Austrian surgeon
Bowman's capsule and
Bowman's layer –
Sir William Bowman (1816–1892), English surgeon-anatomist
Broca's area –
Paul Broca (1824–1880), French surgeon-anatomist
Brodmann's areas –
Korbinian Brodmann (1868–1918), German neurologist
Brunner's glands –
Johann Conrad Brunner (1653–1727), Swiss anatomist
Buck's fascia –
Gurdon Buck (1807–1877), American surgeon
C
Cajal cell –
Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934), Spanish pathologist
Cajal–Retzius cell –
Santiago Ramón y Cajal and
Gustaf Retzius (1842–1919), Swedish histologist
Calyx of Held – Hans Held (1866–1942), German Anatomist
Calot's triangle –
Jean-François Calot (1861–1944), French surgeon
Fascia of Camper -
Petrus Camper (1722-1789), Dutch physician, anatomist, physiologist, midwife, zoologist, anthropologist, palaeontologist and a naturalist
Chassaignac tubercle –
Charles Marie Édouard Chassaignac (1804–1879), French physician
Clara cell –
Max Clara (1899–1966), German anatomist (renamed to
Club cell after Max Clara's Nazi activities were discovered)
Cloquet's canal – Jules Cloquet (1790–1883), French Anatomist
Colles' fascia –
Abraham Colles (1773–1843), Irish surgeon
Cooper's fascia –
Astley Cooper (1768–1841), English surgeon
Inguinal ligament of Cooper or Cooper's iliopectineal ligament –
Astley Cooper
Cooper's suspensory ligaments –
Astley Cooper
Organ of Corti –
Alfonso Corti (1822–1876), Italian microanatomist
Cowper's glands –
William Cowper (1666–1709), English surgeon-anatomist
Cuvier ducts –
Georges Cuvier (1769–1832), French Naturalist and comparative anatomist
Canals of Lambert - described by Lambert in 1955
D
E
F
G
H
Hartmann's pouch – Henri Hubert Vadim Hartmann (1860–1952), German Surgeon
Hasner's Fold –
Joseph Hasner (1819–1892), Austrian ophthalmologist
Haversian canal –
Clopton Havers (1657–1702), English physician
Spiral valves of Heister –
Lorenz Heister (1683–1758), German surgeon-anatomist
Loop of Henle –
F. G. J. Henle (1809–1885), German pathologist
Canals of Hering –
Karl Ewald Konstantin Hering (1834–1918), German physiologist
Hering's nerve –
Heinrich Ewald Hering (1866–1948), Austrian physician
Herring bodies –
Percy Theodore Herring (1872–1967), English physiologist
Heschl's gyri –
Richard L. Heschl (1824–1881), Austrian anatomist
Hesselbach's triangle –
Franz Kaspar Hesselbach (1759–1816), German surgeon-anatomist
Antrum of Highmore –
Nathaniel Highmore (1613–1685), English surgeon-anatomist
Bundle of His –
Wilhelm His, Jr. (1863–1934), Swiss cardiologist
Houston's muscle (Bulbocavernous Penile Fibers) –
John Houston (1802–1845), Irish anatomist
Houston's valves –
John Houston (1802-1845), Irish anatomist
Canal of Huguier –
Pierre Charles Huguier (1804–1878), French surgeon-gynecologist
Hurthle cell –
Karl Hürthle (1860–1945), German histologist
I
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
V
W
Waldeyer's tonsillar ring –
Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz (1836–1921), German anatomist
Weibel–Palade body –
Ewald R. Weibel (1929–2019), Swiss biologist, and
George Emil Palade (1912–2008), Romanian-American cell biologist
Wenckebach's bundle –
Karel Frederik Wenckebach (1864–1940), Dutch anatomist
Wernicke's area –
Karl Wernicke (1848–1905), German physician, anatomist, psychiatrist and neuropathologist
Wharton's duct and
Wharton's jelly –
Thomas Wharton (1614–1673), English physician and anatomist
Circle of Willis – arterial circle in base of brain –
Dr. Thomas Willis (1621–1675), English physician
Foramen of Winslow –
Jean-Jacques Bénigne Winslow (1669–1760), Danish-born French anatomist
Duct of Wirsung –
Johann Georg Wirsung (1589–1643), German anatomist
Wolffian duct –
Kaspar Friedrich Wolff (1733–1794), German physiologist
Wormian bones –
Ole Worm (1588–1654), Danish scientist
Z
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