Outside the Lab Training and education, Microscopy and imaging

Do You Know?

Test your obscure pathology knowledge!

Ivan Damjanov | 09/10/2020 | Quick Read

Who is this Italian physician, considered to be the father of microscopic anatomy?

(Hint: He discovered renal glomeruli and splenic lymphoid follicles, both of which still carry his name.)

A. Lorenzo Bellini
B. Gabrielle Falloppio
C. Marcello Malpighi
D. Giovanni Battista Morgagni

Find out the answer below!

Answer: D. Marcello Malpighi

Malpighi (1628–1694) used microcopy to study human tissues and is thus regarded as the father of microscopic anatomy. He discovered renal glomeruli and splenic lymphoid follicles, both of which are still known as Malpighian corpuscles.

Email*

Choose a password*

I have read and understand the Privacy Notice *

Stay up to date with our other newsletters and sponsors information, tailored specifically to the fields you are interested in

I want to stay up to date with the Retina field I want to stay up to date with the Infectious Diseases field I want to stay up to date with the Pathologist Educator field

When you click “Subscribe” we will email you a link, which you must click to verify the email address above and activate your subscription. If you do not receive this email, please contact us at [email protected].
If you wish to unsubscribe, you can update your preferences at any point.

Outside the Lab Training and education, Microscopy and imaging

Ivan Damjanov

Professor Emeritus of Pathology at the University of Kansas, Kansas City, USA.