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based mainly on close observation of one Romberg’s sign◊Ataxia when the eyes are
case. closed because of loss of position sense.
Passavant’s ridge◊Produced by contraction of Characteristic of posterior column lesions.
the superior pharyngeal constrictor in Moritz Romberg (1795–1873), Director of the
deglutition. University Hospital in Berlin and author of the
Philipp Passavant (1815–1893), surgeon in first systematic book on neurology.
Frankfurt. duct of Santorini◊The accessory pancreatic
Perthes’disease◊Avascular necrosis of the duct.
femoral head in children. Giovanni Santorini (1681–1737), Professor of
Georg Perthes (1869–1927), Professor of Anatomy in Venice.
Surgery, Tubingen, Germany. Sappey’s plexus◊The plexus of lymphatics
Pott’s disease◊Spinal tuberculosis. below the nipple.
Pott’s fracture◊Fracture-dislocation of the Marie Sappey (1810–1896), Professor of
ankle. Anatomy, Paris.
Percival Pott (1714–1789), surgeon at St. Scarpa’s fascia◊The fibrous layer of superficial
Bartholomew’s hospital, London. fascia of the lower abdomen.
Poupart’s ligament◊The inguinal ligament. Antonio Scarpa (1747–1832), Professor of
Francois Poupart (1661–1708), surgeon at the Anatomy and Surgery at Pavia, Italy. His
Hôtel Dieu, Paris. name is also attached to the femoral triangle.
Pringle’s manoeuvre◊Compression of the canal of Schlemm◊The sinus venosus sclerae,
hepatic artery at the foramen of Winslow in draining the aqueous humour from the
the control of haemorrhage. anterior chamber of the eye.
James Hogarth Pringle (1863–1941), surgeon F. S. Schlemm (1795–1858), Professor of
at the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow. Anatomy, Berlin.
Queckenstedt’s test◊Compression of the Semon’s law◊In partial damage of the recurrent
internal jugular vein during lumbar puncture laryngeal nerve, the abductors of the vocal
produces a rise in C.S.F. pressure. cords are affected more than the adductors.
H. H. G. Queckenstedt (1876–1918), Felix Semon (1849–1921), graduated in Berlin
neurologist in Rostock. He describes his test in but emigrated to England and became
1916 while serving in the German army in laryngologist at St Thomas’s Hospital,
World War I. He was killed in a road accident London.
two days before the armistice. Stensen’s duct◊The duct of the parotid gland.
Rathke’s pouch◊Origin of the anterior Niels Stensen (1638–1686) Professor of
pituitary in the root of the embryonic buccal Anatomy, University of Copenhagen,
cavity. Denmark.
Martin Heinrich Rathkes (1793–1860). aqueduct of Sylvius◊Between the third and
Professor of Zoology and Anatomy, fourth ventricle.
Köningsberg, Prussia. fissure of Sylvius◊The lateral cerebral fissure.
island of Reil◊The insula of the cerebral cortex. François de la Boe sylvius (1614–1672),
Johann Reil (1759–1813), Professor of Professor of Medicine, Leyden.
Medicine in Halle and, later, Berlin. Tenon’s capsule◊The fascial sheath of the eye.
cave of Retzius◊The retropubic space. Jacques Tenon (1724–1816), surgeon at the
Andreas Retzius (1797–1860), Professor of Salpetrière, Paris.
Anatomy at the Karolinska Institute, the suspensory ligament of Treitz◊Peritoneal
Stockholm. fold from the right crus of the diaphragm to
fissure of Rolando◊The central cerebral fissure. the duodenal termination.
Luigi Rolando (1773–1831), Professor of Wenzel Treitz (1819–1872), Professor of
Anatomy, Turin. Pathology in Prague.