Marie Philibert Constant Sappey (1810 – 15 March 1896) was a French anatomist born in Cernon, near the city of Bourg-en-Bresse. He studied medicine at the

University of Paris The University of Paris (french: link=no, Université de Paris), Metonymy, metonymically known as the Sorbonne (), was the leading university in Paris, France, active from 1150 to 1970, with the exception between 1793 and 1806 under the French Revo ...

, earning his degree in 1843. Later he became a professor of anatomy in Paris, and in 1862 was elected to the

Académie Nationale de Médecine Situated at 16 Rue Bonaparte in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, the Académie nationale de médecine (National Academy of Medicine) was created in 1820 by King Louis XVIII at the urging of baron Antoine Portal Baron Antoine Portal (January ...

, becoming its president in 1887. In 1868 he succeeded Jean-François Jarjavay (1815–1868) as chair of anatomy, a position he held until 1886. Sappey was a highly regarded anatomist remembered for his research of the lymphatic system. In 1874 he published an anatomical atlas that included a detailed study of cutaneous lymphatic drainage. He was married to Antoinette Clotilde Dumas who was a scientific illustrator. She illustrated some of his publications. He devised a procedure to define and delineate the lymphatic system by injecting mercury into the skin of a cadaver in order to properly view the individual lymphatic vessels. Anatomist

Henri Rouvière Henri Rouvière (23 December 1876 – 26 October 1952) was a professor of anatomy born in Le Bleymard, France. He studied in Montpellier, receiving his medical doctorate in 1903. He later became a professor of anatomy and embryology at the Uni ...

(1876-1952) continued Sappey's anatomical work of the human lymphatic system.

Associated Eponyms

* "Sappey's plexus": lymphatic network in the

areola The human areola (''areola mammae'', or ) is the pigmented area on the breast around the nipple. Areola, more generally, is a small circular area on the body with a different histology from the surrounding tissue, or other small circular ...

of the

nipple The nipple is a raised region of tissue on the surface of the breast from which, in females, milk leaves the breast through the lactiferous ducts to feed an infant. The milk can flow through the nipple passively or it can be ejected by smooth ...

. * "Sappey's veins": another name for

paraumbilical veins In the course of the round ligament of the liver, small paraumbilical veins are found which establish an anastomosis between the veins of the anterior abdominal wall and the portal vein, hypogastric, and iliac veins. These veins include Burrow ...

of the accessory portal venous system. * "Haller-Sappey ansa":

anastomosis An anastomosis (, plural anastomoses) is a connection or opening between two things (especially cavities or passages) that are normally diverging or branching, such as between blood vessels, leaf veins, or streams. Such a connection may be normal ...

of the glossopharyngeal nerve with the auricular branch of the

vagus nerve The vagus nerve, also known as the tenth cranial nerve, cranial nerve X, or simply CN X, is a cranial nerve that interfaces with the parasympathetic control of the heart, lungs, and digestive tract. It comprises two nerves—the left and rig ...

for the sensitive innervation of the ear canal. Also referred to as "Haller's ansa II", named after

physiologist Physiology (; ) is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical ...

Albrecht von Haller (1707-1777).

Written Works

* ''Traité d’anatomie descriptive avec figures intercalées dans le texte''. Paris. 3 volumes, 1847-1863. 2nd edition in 4 volumes, 1867-1874. considered to be the first French anatomical work that combined descriptive anatomy with

histology Histology, also known as microscopic anatomy or microanatomy, is the branch of biology which studies the microscopic anatomy of biological tissues. Histology is the microscopic counterpart to gross anatomy, which looks at larger structures vi ...

. * ''Anatomie, physiologie, pathologie des vaisseaux lymphatiques considerées chez l’homme et les vertébres''. Paris, A. Delahaye & E. Lacrosnier, 1874. Known for its illustrations. * ''Atlas d’anatomie descriptive''. 1879 (Atlas of descriptive anatomy). * ''Études sur l’appareil mucipare et sur le système lymphatique des poissons''. 1880.

References

''Marie Philibert Constant Sappey''
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External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sappey, Marie Philibert Constant French anatomists 1810 births 1896 deaths University of Paris faculty People from Bourg-en-Bresse Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery