Between the 15th and 16th centuries, medical school in Padua revolutionised field of anatomy through a series scientific discoveries educational innovations, culminating construction world's first stable anatomical theatre. This theatre was inaugurated 1595 within Bo Palace by Hieronymus Fabricius (1533-1619). The used for lectures until March 7, 1874, structure preserved as museum at request Giampaolo Vlacovich (1825-1899), last professor to use it. Soon after, new theatres were built under...

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Abstract Following the birth of modern opera in Italy 1600, demand for soprano voices grew up and prepuberal castration was carried out to preserve young male voice into adult life. Among castrati, Gaspare Pacchierotti probably one most famous. The remains were exhumed first time 2013, a research reconstruction his biological profile, understand secrets behind sublime how influenced body. All findings discovered, through anthropological Computed Tomography analyses, are consistent both with...

Abstract The annular tendon is commonly named ‘annulus of Zinn’, from the German anatomist and botanist Johann Gottfried Zinn (1727–1759) who described this structure in his D escriptio anatomica oculi humani (Anatomical Description Human Eye, 1755). This structure, however, had been previously discovered not by Zinn, but Antonio Maria Valsalva (1666–1723) some decades before publication issertatio prima altera (First Second Anatomical Dissertations), inside Valsalva's Opera omnia published...

Abstract The scientific museology began in Padua with the Museum of Natural Philosophy Vallisneri. purpose this museum was to educate students and demonstrate what Vallisneri called “philosophical curiosity.” medical started anatomical Morgagni 1756. planned creation a pathological specimens. cabinets obstetrics made by Calza 1760s composed series anatomic models wax clay, used for Calza's practical teaching pupils. These represented physiology pathology pregnancy, childbirth breastfeeding....

The University of Padua has many legends about its cultural heritage. One these concerns a collection eight skulls still preserved in the Hall Medicine at Bo Palace, near old anatomy theatre built 1545. It is said that some famous professors donated their bodies to medical science, and were from bodies. From multidisciplinary research, both historical anthropological, we have discovered Francesco Cortese, Professor Rector University, started this personal colleagues’ skulls, although they...

Abstract The Medical School of Padua (Italy) contributed profoundly to the study teratology. Many famous physicians and professors medicine, such as Liceti, Vallisneri, Morgagni, Malacarne, have studied investigated these anomalies better understand causes find a potential explanation, often preserving specimens for future studies. present highlights some historical cases conjoined twins triplet preserved at Morgagni Museum Human Anatomy show development medical theories in teratological...

Morgagni is considered the father of pathological anatomy. He died in 1771, 89 years old, and was buried Saint Maxim church Padua, where his wife five 15 children were already buried. In 2011, an anthropological analysis confirmed that one skulls belonged to oldest individuals among those found Morgagni's tomb. A genetic proved a kinship between this skull fragments young (one male two females), supporting hypothesis they children. Thanks interaction historical studies, research, molecular...

Abstract The Medical Faculties of the University Padua (Italy) and Vienna (Austria) preserved two series wax models, made by Austrian Johann Nepomuk Hoffmayr at beginning 19th century. These models were created in a period evolution both medical specialties organ pathology, which brought morbid organs centre investigation. Ceroplastic was considered useful tool for didactic research, as it provided three‐dimensional realistically coloured reproduction organic lesions. represent typical eye...