Cl)e ^orlU'fii Inatomifitfi 



Poupart, Francois. — A French surgeon 

 and anatomist, born at Mans, 1661 ; died 

 1708 (Mayne), October 31, 1709 (Cen- 

 tury Dicty.). The lower border of the 

 aponeurosis of the external oblique 

 muscle, extending from the anterior 

 superior spine of the ilium to the spine 

 of the pubis, is named Poupart's liga- 

 ment after this surgeon. 



Purkinje, Johannes Evangelista. — A Hun- 

 garian anatomist and physiologist, born 

 1787; died 1869. The central or axial 

 part of a nerve tubule is named for 

 Purkinje. His name is also associated 

 with a number of other structures. He 

 founded the first physiological institute 

 in Breslau, over half a century ago. 



Ranke, Hans Rudolph.— A Dutch anatomist 

 and surgeon, born 1849; died 1887. In 

 the short span of life allotted to this 

 man he became a famous operator, and 

 was recognized as a philanthropist. The 

 nasal angle of Ranke is named for him : 

 The angle included between the horizon- 

 tal plane of the skull and a line passing 

 through the mid-line of the alveolar 

 border of the upper jaw beneath the 

 nasal spine and the center of the 

 fronto-nasal suture. {Mayne). 



Ranvier, Louis. — A French histologist, 

 born 1835. The nodes of Ranvier in cer- 

 tain nerve tissues are named for him. 



Rathke, Martin Heinrich. — A German anat- 

 omist, born 1793; died i860. Rathke's 

 pouch in the embryo preserves his 

 name. 



Rau (Ravius) Johann J.— A Dutch anat- 

 omist, born at Baden in 1658; died T719. 



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