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Galen was the first scientist and philosopher to assign specific parts of the soul to locations in the body because of his extensive background in medicine. [63] This idea is now referred to as localization of function. [64] Galen's assignments were revolutionary for the time period, which set the precedent for future localization theories.
[11] There were very few specific words associated with either male or female anatomy at the time of Galen. The ancients "regarded organs and their placement as epiphenomena of a greater world order". [11] The absence of words associated with female anatomy shows that people did not want to see a difference between the male and female body. [12]
Greek physician Galen was the first to give written description about the pineal gland in the 2nd century CE. [8] He indicated that the structure as an part of the brain was already known to earlier Greek scholars, crediting Herophilus (325–280 BCE) as the first to have described the possible role of the gland. [9]
Galen's understanding of anatomy and medicine was principally influenced by the then-current theory of humorism, as advanced by ancient Greek physicians such as Hippocrates. His theories dominated and influenced Western medical science for more than 1,300 years.
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The length of the great cerebral vein of Galen varies from 0.15 to 4.2 cm (mean 0.93 cm). [4] The veins of the brain have very thin walls and contain no valves. They emerge in the brain and lie in the subarachnoid space. They pierce the arachnoid mater and the meningeal layer in the dura and drain into the cranial dural venous sinuses. [3]
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