Anatomy of spinal nerves in the first Turkish illustrated anatomy handwritten textbook

Abstract

“Teşrih-ül Ebdan ve Tercümânı Kıbale-i Feylesûfan” is the first handwritten anatomy textbook with illustrations written in Turkish in 17th century by Şemseddîn-i İtâḳî. “Teşrih” has different meanings such as anatomy, skeleton, and cutting a corpse into pieces [1]. “Teşrih-ül Ebdan ve Tercümânı Kıbale-i Feylesûfan ” means dissection of the body and scholars’ birth knowledge [2]. Since this is the first handwritten textbook in Turkish, it has great importance in the development of medicine in Ottoman Empire. This book was written while Grand Vizier Recep Pasha was in power, and it was dedicated to the Sultan of that period, Murat the IVth [3, 4]. It is thought that the book was written in 163

XIV. yüzyılda yazılmış olan “Teşrihü’l-Ebdan min e’t-Tıb” adlı eserde spinal sinirlerin anatomisi

“…3 The information provided in the piece was used by other authors for a long time. 3,[5][6][7][8][9] The most significant example of this is the similarities found in the work titled Teşrih-ül Ebdan ve Tercümânı Kıbale-i Feylesûfan written by Şemseddîn-i İtâkî in the 17th century. 5,6 CONCLUSION While there are insufficient or incorrect information in historical books of medicine, such books are highly valuable as they show the scientific progress.…”

“…3,[5][6][7][8][9] The most significant example of this is the similarities found in the work titled Teşrih-ül Ebdan ve Tercümânı Kıbale-i Feylesûfan written by Şemseddîn-i İtâkî in the 17th century. 5,6 CONCLUSION While there are insufficient or incorrect information in historical books of medicine, such books are highly valuable as they show the scientific progress. It is apparent that Mansur's work titled Teşrihü'l-Ebdan min e't-Tıb has a significant place in the history of anatomy, and its influence was reflected in the following periods.…”

Şemseddin-i İtakî and Information Notes about the Fall Risk Scale of İtakî

“…[1] Şemseddin-i İtakî 1570'lerde Şirvan'da doğmuş ve tıp, felsefe, tarih, matematik ve astronomi gibi birçok farklı alanda çalışmış ünlü bir Türk alimidir. [2,3] İtakî tarafından yazılan Teşrih-ül Ebdan ve Tercümânı Kıbale-i Feylesûfan isimli el yazması ilk resimli anatomi kitabıdır ve Türk tıp tarihi açısından kayda değer bir öneme sahiptir. [2,4,5] İtakî'nin bu kitap haricinde başka bir kitap yazıp yazmadığı bilinmemektedir.…”

“…[2,4,5] İtakî'nin bu kitap haricinde başka bir kitap yazıp yazmadığı bilinmemektedir. [2,3,6] T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı'na bağlı Sağlıkta Verimlilik, Kalite ve Akreditasyon Daire Başkanlığı'nca oluşturulan bir komisyon tarafından ülkemize özgü, anlaşılır ve uygulanması kolay iki adet düşme riski ölçeği geliştirilmiştir.…”

Anatomy of cranial nerves in the first Turkish illustrated anatomy manuscript

“…There are original definitions about central and peripheral nervous systems. Firstly, cranial nerves and later spinal nerves were discussed and information was given about points of outlet and distribution regions in the explanations about the nerves [7][8][9].…”