Saturday, December 6, 2008

Tribute to Sir William Bowman

Sir William Bowman was one of the many great man who worked in the medical field.

A histologist & amp ; anatomist, he is most famous for his research using microscopes to study various human organs, though during his lifetime he pursued a successful career as an ophthalmologist.Among anotomical structures named after him include :

* Bowman's capsule - in the kidney
* Bowman's glands — in the olfactory mucosa
* Bowman's membrane — the anterior limiting membrane in the cornea

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