Giovanni Domenico Santorini (June 6, 1681 – May 7, 1737) was an Italian

anatomist Anatomy () is the branch of morphology concerned with the study of the internal 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 scien ...

. He was a native of

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, earning his medical doctorate at

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in 1701. He is remembered for conducting anatomical dissections of the human body. From 1705 until 1728, Santorini performed anatomical demonstrations in

. His best written work was the 1724 publication of ''Observationes anatomicae'', a detailed work involving anatomical aspects of the human body. He is credited for providing descriptions of several anatomical structures, including the following: * Santorini's cartilage: The corniculate cartilage of the

larynx The larynx (), commonly called the voice box, is an organ (anatomy), organ in the top of the neck involved in breathing, producing sound and protecting the trachea against food aspiration. The opening of larynx into pharynx known as the laryngeal ...

. * Santorini's concha: The

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(turbinate).Supreme nasal concha. (n.d.) ''Medical Eponyms''. (2012). Retrieved April 16 2015 fro

/ref> * Duct of Santorini: An accessory duct of the

pancreas The pancreas (plural pancreases, or pancreata) is an Organ (anatomy), organ of the Digestion, digestive system and endocrine system of vertebrates. In humans, it is located in the abdominal cavity, abdomen behind the stomach and functions as a ...

. * Santorini's fissures: Vertical fissures in the anterior part of the

cartilage Cartilage is a resilient and smooth type of connective tissue. Semi-transparent and non-porous, it is usually covered by a tough and fibrous membrane called perichondrium. In tetrapods, it covers and protects the ends of long bones at the joints ...

of the

external acoustic meatus The ear canal (external acoustic meatus, external auditory meatus, EAM) is a pathway running from the outer ear to the middle ear. The adult human ear canal extends from the auricle to the eardrum and is about in length and in diameter. Str ...

(ear canal). * Santorini's minor caruncle: Location of the opening of the accessory pancreatic duct into the

duodenum The duodenum is the first section of the small intestine in most vertebrates, including mammals, reptiles, and birds. In mammals, it may be the principal site for iron absorption. The duodenum precedes the jejunum and ileum and is the shortest p ...

. * Santorini's muscle: Bundle of muscular fibers that draw the angle of the mouth laterally. Sometimes called the ''Albinus muscle''; named after German anatomist

Bernhard Siegfried Albinus Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (originally Weiss; 24 February 16979 September 1770) was a Germany, German-born Netherlands, Dutch anatomist. He served a professor of medicine at the Leiden University, University of Leiden like his father Bernhardus ...

(1697–1770). * Santorini's vein: Vein which passes through the parietal foramen and links the

superior sagittal sinus The superior sagittal sinus (also known as the superior longitudinal sinus), within the human head, is an unpaired dural venous sinus lying along the attached margin of the falx cerebri. It allows blood to drain from the lateral aspects of the a ...

with veins of the scalp. * Santorini's plexus: plexus of veins found in the Cave of Retzius (

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), see

prostatic venous plexus The prostatic veins form a well-marked prostatic plexus which lies partly in the fascial sheath of the prostate and partly between the sheath and the prostatic capsule. It collects blood from the prostate, and (via the v. dorsalis profunda clitor ...

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1681 births 1737 deaths Italian anatomists Physicians from Venice 18th-century Venetian people Physicians from the Republic of Venice {{italy-med-bio-stub