HCISPP · Question #163
Discovered lymphatic vessels and attributed cancer to lymph abnormalities.
The correct answer is D. Aselli. Gaspare Aselli (17th-century Italian anatomist) discovered the lacteal lymphatic vessels in 1622 during a dissection, and he proposed that abnormalities in lymph flow were responsible for cancer and other diseases - making D the correct answer. Why the distractors are wrong: A…
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Discovered lymphatic vessels and attributed cancer to lymph abnormalities.
Options
- AFlemming
- BLynch
- CKoch
- DAselli
How the community answered
(28 responses)- A4% (1)
- C4% (1)
- D93% (26)
Explanation
Gaspare Aselli (17th-century Italian anatomist) discovered the lacteal lymphatic vessels in 1622 during a dissection, and he proposed that abnormalities in lymph flow were responsible for cancer and other diseases - making D the correct answer.
Why the distractors are wrong:
- A. Flemming - Walther Flemming is credited with discovering chromatin and describing mitosis (cell division), not lymphatics.
- B. Lynch - Henry Lynch identified the hereditary colorectal cancer syndrome bearing his name (Lynch syndrome), a completely different contribution.
- C. Koch - Robert Koch established the germ theory postulates and identified pathogens like M. tuberculosis - infectious disease, not lymphatics.
Memory tip: Break the name apart - As-elli → think "a vessel-y" guy. Aselli = vessels. He's the one who found the lymphatic vessels.
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