Heinrich August Wrisberg
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Heinrich August Wrisberg (1739–1808) was an anatomist. He also published under the Latinized version of his name as Henricus Augustus Wrisberg.

Education

He obtained his MD in 1763 at the University of Göttingen with a thesis entitled: De Respiratione Prima Nervo Phrenico Et Calore Animali: Pavca Disserit Et Simvl Vicarias Anatomiam Profitendi Operas Ad Diem XXIV. Octobris Aperiendas Indicit.

Career

He was a professor of medicine and obstetrics. Wrisberg studied the sympathetic nervous system
Sympathetic nervous system
The sympathetic nervous system is one of the three parts of the autonomic nervous system, along with the enteric and parasympathetic systems. Its general action is to mobilize the body's nervous system fight-or-flight response...

 and described the Wrisberg ganglion of the cardiac plexus
Cardiac plexus
The cardiac plexus is a plexus of nerves situated at the base of the heart that innervates the heart.-Structure:The cardiac plexus is divided into a superficial part, which lies in the concavity of the aortic arch, and a deep part, between the aortic arch and the trachea.The two parts are, however,...

. He also wrote a text on hernia
Hernia
A hernia is the protrusion of an organ or the fascia of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally contains it. A hiatal hernia occurs when the stomach protrudes into the mediastinum through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm....

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The cuneiform cartilages
Cuneiform cartilages
The cuneiform cartilages of the larynx are two small, elongated pieces of yellow elastic cartilage, placed one on either side, in the aryepiglottic fold, where they give rise to small whitish elevations on the surface of the mucous membrane, just in front of the arytenoid cartilages....

 are sometimes called the "Wrisberg cartilages".

There are two nerves known as the nerve of Wrisberg
Nerve of Wrisberg
The nerve of Wrisberg can refer to:* Medial cutaneous nerve of arm* A branch of the facial nerve...

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