Andreas Vesalius
Father of modern anatomy
Quotes by Andreas Vesalius
The lungs are the bellows of the body.
The stomach is the cook of the body.
The eye is the window of the soul.
The ear is the portal of sound.
The tongue is the interpreter of the mind.
The skin is the common covering of the whole body.
The muscles are the instruments of voluntary motion.
The nerves are the messengers of sensation and motion.
The veins are the rivers of the body.
The arteries are the channels of the vital spirit.
The spleen is the seat of melancholy.
The kidneys are the strainers of the blood.
The bladder is the reservoir of urine.
The womb is the nest of generation.
The testicles are the fountain of seed.
The skeleton is the framework of the body.
The skull is the helmet of the brain.
The spine is the pillar of the body.
The ribs are the fence of the chest.
The pelvis is the basin of the body.