Date of Award
1931
Degree Type
Bachelors Essay
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Department
Biological Sciences
First Advisor
E.J. Menge
Second Advisor
William J Grace
Abstract
Throughout the ages the spleen has been an object of the most active curiosity. The opinion that the spleen is unnecessary and of no use to the individual has prevailed with an uninterrupted succession in the World in all ages. In Persia, man centuries ago, in the reign of Abouserous it was a custom to splenectomize the horses that were kept to carry the King's dispatches, in order to give them more agility and swifter feet. The great Aristotle thought the spleen to be a sort of spurious liver planted in the left side to correspond to the liver in the right, thus producing a better balance in the individual. Plato calls the spleen a 'collection' or a 'heap' of impurities.
Recommended Citation
Gilbert, Morris Aaron, "The Spleen with Special Reference to its Origin and Comparative Morphology" (1931). Bachelors’ Theses. 1838.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bachelor_essays/1838
Comments
Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science. Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.