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List of human anatomical parts named after people

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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 Achilles tendon – Achilles, Greek mythological character Aschoff-Tawara node – Ludwig Aschoff (1866-1942), German physician and pathologist, and Sunao Tawara (1873 – 1952), Japanese pathologist Adam's apple – Adam, Biblical figure Adonis's belt, Apollo's belt – Adonis, Apollo, Greek mythological characters Alcock's canal (pudendal canal) – Benjamin Alcock (1801–1859?), Irish anatomist Artery of Adamkiewicz – Albert Wojciech Adamkiewicz (1850–1921), Polish pathologist Atlas (anatomy) – Atlas (Mythology), A god in greek mythology Auerbach's plexus – Leopold Auerbach

B Bachmann's bundle – Jean George Bachmann (1877–1959), German-American physiologist Balbiani bodies – Édouard-Gérard Balbiani Barr bodies – Murray Barr (1908-1995), Canadian physician Bartholin's gland – Caspar Bartholin the Younger (1655–1738), Danish anatomist Batson's plexus – Oscar Vivian Batson (1894–1979), American anatomist Valve of Bauhin – Gaspard Bauhin (1560-1624), Swiss physicians and botanist 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 Berry's Ligament

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 Chopart's joint – François Chopart (1743–1795), French surgeon 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 Darwin's tubercle – Charles Darwin (1809–1882), British Naturalist Denonvilliers' fascia – Charles-Pierre Denonvilliers (1808–1872), French surgeon Descemet's membrane – Jean Descemet (1732–1810), French physician Space of Disse – Joseph Disse (1852–1912), German histologist Dorello's canal – Primo Dorello (1872–1963), Italian Anatomist. Pouch of Douglas, Douglas' line – James Douglas (1675–1742), Scottish anatomist

E Von Ebner's glands – Victor von Ebner (1842–1925), German histologist Edinger–Westphal nucleus – Ludwig Edinger (1855–1918), German neuroanatomist, and Karl Friedrich Otto Westphal (1833–1890), German neurologist Eustachian tube and Eustachian valve – Bartolomeo Eustachi (1500 / 1514 / 1520–1574), Italian anatomist

F Fallopian tube – Gabriele Falloppio (1523–1562), Italian anatomist

G Gallaudet's fascia – Bern Budd Gallaudet (1860–1934), American anatomist Gartner's duct – Hermann Treschow Gartner (1785–1827), Danish surgeon-anatomist Gerdy's Fibers – Pierre Nicolas Gerdy (1797–1856), French physician Gerota Capsule – Dumitru Gerota (1867–1939), Romanian urology surgeon-anatomist Giacomini vein – Carlo Giacomini (1840–1898) Italian anatomist Crescents of Giannuzzi – Giuseppe Oronzo Giannuzzi (1838–1876), Italian physiologist Glisson's capsule – Francis Glisson (1599?–1677), English anatomist Golgi apparatus and Golgi receptor – Camillo Golgi (1843–1926), Italian pathologist Graafian follicle – Regnier de Graaf (1641–1673), Dutch anatomist Gräfenberg spot (G-spot) – Ernst Gräfenberg (1881–1957), German-American gynecologist Great vein of Galen and the other veins of Galen – Galen (129 AD – 200 / 216 AD), an ancient Greek physician

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 Iris (anatomy) – Iris, Greek mythological character Ito cells – Toshio Ito

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