Jacopo Berengario da Carpi’nin Nöroanatomiye Katkıları

Jacopo Berengario da Carpi İtalyan bir doktordu. Berengario, anatomi ve cerrahi alanda birçok kitap yazmıştır. Bu çalışmada Jacopo Berengario da Carpi’nin yazmış olduğu eserler ve nöroanatomiye yaptığı katkıları incelendi. Berengario, appendix vermiformis, cartilago arytenoidea, thymus, vesicula seminalis, sinus sphenoidalis, glandula pinealis, plexus choroideus, membranae tympani ve ossicula auditoria’yı tasvir etmiş, kardiyak kapakları, pankreas ve dalağı ise detaylı bir şekilde açıklamıştır. Berengario, erkeklerin ve kadınların göğüs ve pelvis boyutlarındaki farklılıkların belirgin tariflerini yapmıştır. Bunlara ek olarak, columna vertebralis, nervi spinales, nervus laryngeus recurrens ve beyin ventriküllerini tasvir etmiştir.  Berengario çizimlerinde anatomik yapıları sanatsal bir bakış açısıyla göstermiştir. Ayrıca, Berengario’nun kendinden önceki hekimlerinin bilgilerinden bahsettiği ve bu bilgileri kitaplarında yorumladığı görülmektedir. Jacopo Berengario da Carpi bilime yaptığı değerli katkıları nedeniyle takdir edilmelidir. 

Jacopo Berengario da Carpi’s Contributions to Neuroanatomy

Jacopo Berengario da Carpi was an Italian physician. He wrote many books on anatomy and surgery. In this study, Jacopo Berengario da Carpi’s books and his contributions to neuroanatomy was researched. Berengario described vermiform appendix, arytenoid cartilage, thymus, seminal vesicle, sphenoid sinus, pineal gland, choroid plexus, tympanic membrane, auditory ossicles and he explained in detail the cardiac valves, pancreas and kidneys. Berengario clearly identified to the differences in the dimension of the chest and pelvis between males and females. Additionally, he described the vertebral column, spinal nerves, recurrent laryngeal nerve and ventricles of the brain. He depicted many anatomical structures with an artistic point of view in his drawings. It is also seen that, he mentioned on knowledge of previous physicians and made comments on this knowledge in his books. Jacopo Berengario da Carpi should be appreciated because of his valuable scientific contributions.

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