The department of normal anatomy - veteran department of the Kazan medical school

Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, Russia. The development of the Kazan anatomy scientific school from its foundation to modern days is shown. The period when the department was headed by E.F. Aristov, an outstanding medic, tutor, reformist, the alumna of Moscow Medical and Surgical Academy, who founded the basis of teaching descriptive and general anatomy and pathology in Kazan University, raised several generations of doctors and is rightly considered to be the founder of Kazan anatomy scientific school, is traced. The period when the faculty was headed by an outstanding anatomist and further founder of physical culture science, progressive public man P.F. Lesgaft is also described. The activity of V.N. Tonkov, an outgoing expert in anatomy and related sciences - comparative anatomy, histology and embryology, who has published the first part of the «Handbook of normal anatomy», which was the beginning of a considerable book series for students, is detailed. The works of the brilliant anatomist and medicine historian, excellent lecturer and great tutor V.N. Ternovsky are overlooked. His scientific legacy consists of over 100 works on morphology and history of medicine. The translations, publishing and editorship of treatises of the ancient doctors made by him are of special value. The activities of the department headed by the student of V.N. Ternovsky - professor V.N. Murat, who was a talented scientist, manager and tutor, is described. He was surpassed by A.G. Korotkov, E.S. Valishin, A.P. Kiyasov. Nowadays O.N. Eremeeva heads the department of normal anatomy. The history of the senior department that had laid the foundation of higher medical education in Kazan over than 200 years ago, still continues.