title: Gabriele Fallopio (1523-1562) and his contributions to the development of medicine and anatomy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Gabriele Fallopio was one of the greatest anatomists of the sixteenth century. He discovered and named numerous parts of the human body. His name survives to this day as it is associated with several anatomical structures including the Fallopian canal, Fallopian hiatus, Fallopian valve, Fallopian muscle, and the Fallopian tube.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our current knowledge of human anatomy is based on giants such as Fallopio. His contributions to neuroanatomy laid the foundations for the development of this discipline.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurological Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mortazavi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Adeeb
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Latif
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deep
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Griessenauer
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukushima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006666:History of Medicine; D049669:History, 16th Century; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D009445:Neuroanatomy / Q000266:history*; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history*