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'''Anders Retzius''' ([[Lund]] [[October 13]], [[1796]] – [[Stockholm]] [[April 18]], [[1860]]), was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] professor of [[anatomy]] and a supervisor at the [[Karolinska Institute]] in Stockholm.
He enrolled at [[Lund University]] in 1812 where he studied medicine, and alternated with studies in [[University of Copenhagen|Copenhagen]], until he in 1818 became a licensed [[doctor of medicine]]. Through his friendship with [[Jöns Jakob Berzelius]], he as early as 1824 was appointed temporary professor of anatomy at the Karolinska Institute, an institute to which he dedicated much of his strength for many years. In 1830 he was also appointed temporary supervisor there, and in 1840 he was appointed both permanent professor and supervisor.
During the next decades he made many anatomical discoveries, for instance about the finer parts of the teeth, of the skull, of the muscles and of the nervous system. He was also an [[anthropologist]], whose [[craniometry|studies of the human cranium]] led to the classifications [[dolichocephalic]] and [[brachycephalic]]. He was considered to be very knowledgeable and was elected into many of the scientific adacemies at the time. He is credited with defining the [[cephalic index]], which is the ratio of width to length of ones head.
The [[retropubic space]] of Retzius is named after him. The [[peritoneum]] lies deep to the posterior layer of [[transversalis fascia]] and is very adherent to it. Distally, this close contact remains in the area lateral to the epigastrics. Medially, however, the peritoneum reflects on the roof of the [[Urinary bladder|bladder]] and runs sharply dorsally, away from the deep layer of transversalis fascia. The separation of transversalis fascia and peritoneum contains loose fatty tissue allowing for the filling of the bladder. This space is called the retropubic space of Retzius. (from the Clinic of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital St-Pierre, Brussels)
Retzius also engaged himself in the battle against the Swedish drinking habits – which at this time had a significant impact on the Swedish society – with works on the harmful effects liquor has on the body.
Father of [[Gustaf Retzius]].
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[http://www.lap-surgery.com/en/ingui_tech.htm Clinic of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital St-Pierre, Brussels]
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[[Category:1796 births]]
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[[Category:Anatomists]]
[[Category:Anthropologists]]
[[Category:Swedish biologists]]
[[Category:Swedish scientists]]
[[Category:People connected to Lund University]]
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