Johann Vesling
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Johann Vesling was a German anatomist and botanist from Minden, Westphalia. He published a major illustrated work on human anatomy Syntagma Anatomicum.
Vesling, c. 1649
Illustration from Syntagma anatomicum
Vesling dissecting a human body
Lymphatic system
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The lymphatic system, or lymphoid system, is an organ system in vertebrates that is part of the immune system and complementary to the circulatory system. It consists of a large network of lymphatic v
Johann Vesling
…usum, diligenter aptatum, a popular textbook based on his anatomical dissections in Padua. In this work he provided an early discussion of the human lymphatic system, and included the earliest sketches of the lacteals in humans. Vesling also performed important studies of blood circulation, and was one of the first…
Anatomy of the lymphatic system showing primary and secondary lymphoid organs
Reed–Sternberg cells
"Claude Galien". Lithograph by Pierre Roche Vigneron. (Paris: Lith de Gregoire et Deneux, c. 1865)
Gabriele Falloppio