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

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anatomist Anatomy () is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old science, having its ...

and

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. His first name has also been given as Vincenc and Vincenz. Bochdalek was elected as member of the German

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Biography

Bochdalek was born in Skripov u Bilovce in Moravia (1.801). He obtained his doctorate in 1833 in

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, 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 A cyst is a closed sac, having a distinct envelope and cell division, division compared with the nearby Biological tissue, tissue. Hence, it is a cluster of Cell (biology), cells that have grouped together to form a sac (like the manner in which ...

at the root of the tongue. * Bochdalek's flower basket: part of the

choroid plexus The choroid plexus, or plica choroidea, is a plexus of cells that arises from the tela choroidea in each of the ventricles of the brain. Regions of the choroid plexus produce and secrete most of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of the central nerv ...

of the

fourth ventricle The fourth ventricle is one of the four connected fluid-filled cavities within the human brain. These cavities, known collectively as the ventricular system, consist of the left and right lateral ventricles, the third ventricle, and the fourth ve ...

protruding through the lateral bursa (recessus lateralis) of the fourth ventricle ( Luschka's foramen). *

Bochdalek's foramen The lumbocostal triangle (also Bochdalek's foramen, Bochdalek's triangle) is a space between the costal and lumbar parts of the diaphragm. The base of this triangular space is formed by muscle attachments originating from the XII rib and muscle fi ...

: 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 The maxilla (plural: ''maxillae'' ) in vertebrates is the upper fixed (not fixed in Neopterygii) bone of the jaw formed from the fusion of two maxillary bones. In humans, the upper jaw includes the hard palate in the front of the mouth. The t ...

) above the root of the canine teeth. * Bochdalek's hernia:

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a birth defect of the diaphragm. The most common type of CDH is a Bochdalek hernia; other types include Morgagni hernia, diaphragm eventration and central tendon defects of the diaphragm. Malformation of ...

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

References

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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