Vincent Alexander Bochdalek (1801February 3, 1883) was a

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n anatomist and pathologist. His first name has also been given as Vincenc and Vincenz. Bochdalek was elected as member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.

Biography

Bochdalek was born in Skripov u Bilovce in Moravia (1.801). He obtained his doctorate in 1833 in Prague, where he was later professor of anatomy for several decades. He retired in 1874, settling in

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and later dying in

(1.883). His son, Victor Bochdalek (1835–1868), became a prominent physician in his own right.

Associated eponyms

* Bochdalek's cyst: a congenital cyst at the root of the tongue. * Bochdalek's flower basket: part of the choroid plexus of the fourth ventricle protruding through the lateral bursa (recessus lateralis) of the fourth ventricle ( Luschka's foramen). * Bochdalek's foramen: a congenital defective opening through the diaphragm, connecting pleural and peritoneal cavities. * Bochdalek's ganglion: a

ganglion A ganglion is a group of neuron cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system. In the somatic nervous system this includes dorsal root ganglia and trigeminal ganglia among a few others. In the autonomic nervous system there are both sympatheti ...

of dental nerve in the jaw ( maxilla) above the root of the canine teeth. * Bochdalek's hernia: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia which allows protrusion of abdominal viscera into the chest. * Bochdalek's triangle: the lumbocostal triangle, a triangle-shaped slit in the muscle plate between lumbar or sternal part in the

diaphragm Diaphragm may refer to: Anatomy * Thoracic diaphragm, a thin sheet of muscle between the thorax and the abdomen * Pelvic diaphragm or pelvic floor, a pelvic structure * Urogenital diaphragm or triangular ligament, a pelvic structure Other * Diap ...

and the 12th rib. * Bochdalek's valve: a fold of membrane in the

lacrimal duct The lacrimal canaliculi, (sing. canaliculus), are the small channels in each eyelid that drain lacrimal fluid, from the lacrimal puncta to the lacrimal sac. This forms part of the lacrimal apparatus that drains lacrimal fluid from the surface of ...

near the punctum lacrimale. Another name for this structure is Foltz' valvule; named after French

ophthalmologist Ophthalmology ( ) is a surgery, surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Followin ...

Jean Charles Eugène Foltz (1822–1876). * Vater's duct: a duct that in the embryo connects the thyroid diverticulum and the posterior part of the tongue.

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Bibliography

*Anleitung zur praktischen Zergliederung des menschlichen Gehirns nebst einer anatomischen Beschreibung desselben mit besonderer Rücksicht auf das kleine Gehirn. 1833. *Neue Untersuchungen und genaue Würdigung der Nerven des Ober- und Unterkiefers. *Medizinische Jahrbücher des kaiserlich-königlichen österreichischen Staates, Wien, 1836, 19: 223–240. (With the description of the ganglion supramaxillare)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bochdalek, Vincent Czech anatomists 1801 births 1883 deaths Members of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina