The study of human anatomy and physiology has had a rich long and frequently troubled heritage. Its history parallels that of medicine because interest in the structure and function of the body usually grew out of the desire to understand and treat body dysfunctions.
Historical Developments
It was in ancient Greece that anatomy and physiology first found wide acceptance as sciences. Hippocrates (460 -337 B.C.) was a famous Greek physician who is regarded as the father of medicine. The greatest contribution of Hippocrates was his attribution of disease to natural causes rather than to the displeasure of the gods. His application of logic and reason to medical study marked the beginning of observational medicine.
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