title: [Anatomical references in Homer's Iliad].
abstract: An analysis of Homer's Iliad shows that a great number of anatomic references are contained in the text. Anatomic structures mentioned in the poem include: encephalon, spinal cord, trachea, lung, heart, liver, bowel, urinary bladder, tongue, diaphragm, cranial bones, cervical vertebrae, clavicle, acetabulum, ankle joint, aorta and external carotid artery. This suggests that a conspicuous complex of anatomic notions was included in the Homer's age culture.
authors.affiliation: UO Anatomia patologica, Ospedale S.M. Annunziata, Firenze.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Urso
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history*; D000076145:Greece, Ancient; D049690:History, Ancient; D008091:Literature; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history; D011037:Poetry as Topic