Anders Retzius (Lund October 13, 1796 – Stockholm April 18, 1860), was a Swedish professor of anatomy and a supervisor at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. Lund is a city in Scania in southernmost Sweden, and the center of the Lund Municipality. ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... The Stockholm City Hall Stockholm  listen is the capital and the largest city of Sweden. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Major body systems: Integumentary system Muscular system Nervous system Reproductive system Respiratory system Excretory system Circulatory system Lymphatic system Skeletal system (Human skeleton) Endocrine system Digestive system Immune system Organs: Anus Appendix Brain Breast Colon or large intestine Diaphragm Ear Eye Heart Kidney Labia Larynx Liver Lung Nose Ovary Pharynx... The Karolinska Institute or Karolinska institutet is a medical university in Stockholm, Sweden. ...

He enrolled at Lund University in 1812 where he studied medicine, and alternated with studies in Copehagen, Denmark, until he in 1818 became a licensed doctor of medicine. Through his friendship with Berzelius, he as early as 1824 was appointed temporary professor of anatomy at the Karolinska Institute, an institute to which he dedicated much of his strength for many years. In 1830 he was also appointed temporary supervisor there, and in 1840 he was appointed both permanent professor and supervisor. Lund University Lund University (Swedish: Lunds universitet) is a university in Lund in southernmost Sweden. ... The Medicinæ Doctor or Doctor of Medicine (M.D. or D.M.) is a doctorate level degree held by medical doctors. ...

During the next decades he made many anatomical discoveries, for instance about the finer parts of the teeth, of the skull, of the muscles and of the nervous system. He was also an anthropologist, whose studies of the human cranium led to the classifications dolichocephalic and brachycephalic. He was considered to be very knowledgable and was elected into many of the scientific adacemies at the time. See Anthropology. ... Binomial name Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies Homo sapiens idaltu (extinct) Homo sapiens sapiens Human beings define themselves in biological, social, and spiritual terms. ... Cranium can mean: The brain and surrounding skull, a part of the body. ... The cephalic index is the ratio of the maximum breadth of the head to its maximum length, sometimes multiplied by 100 for convenience. ... The cephalic index is the ratio of the maximum breadth of the head to its maximum length, sometimes multiplied by 100 for convenience. ...

The retropubic space of Retzius is named after him. The peritoneum lies deep to the posterior layer of transversalis fascia and is very adherent to it. Distally, this close contact remains in the area lateral to the epigastrics. Medially, however, the peritoneum reflects on the roof of the bladder and runs sharply dorsally, away from the deep layer of transversalis fascia. The separation of transversalis fascia and peritoneum contains loose fatty tissue allowing for the filling of the bladder. This space is called the retropubic space of Retzius. (from the Clinic of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital St-Pierre, Brussels) In higher vertebrates, the peritoneum is the membrane that forms the lining of the abdominal cavity - it covers most of the intra-abdominal organs. ... A bladder is a pouch or other flexible enclosure with waterproof or gasproof walls. ...

Retzius also engaged himself in the battle against the Swedish drinking habits – which at this had a significant impact on the Swedish society – with works on the harmful effects liquor has on the body.

Father of Gustaf Retzius. Gustaf Retzius (1842-1919) dedicated a large part of his life to researching the histology of the sense organs and nervous system. ...

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Clinic of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital St-Pierre, Brussels (http://www.lap-surgery.com/en/ingui_tech.htm)