Zeitschrift für Morphologie und Anatomie

In relation to the published work "Michelangelo and Noah’s Liver: A Hidden Anatomy Lesson?”, I have been asked to make a review of the aspects that relate Michelangelo to anatomy. Let me start by asking some questions: Who was Michelangelo?
 

It has been almost 60 years since the ansa pancreatica was first described by Dawson and Langman in a rather innovative study based on radiographic evaluation of the intrapancreatic ductal configuration in cadaveric subjects. The proposed incidence, based on 120 subjects, was 21%. Undoubtedly a percentage high enough to raise an interest on this anatomic entity. But what does the ansa pancreatica represent?
 

Obesity is defined as an excess of body-fat mass. Reliable fat-mass quantitation requires sophisticated tools that are not widely available. BMI is a gross measurement of body fat where it could have an effect at the cellular level. Multiples researches have shown the effects of high-fat diet on behavioral eating patterns, body composition, lipid metabolism and insulin sensitivity, and the role of exercise on these parameters. Also, it is important to consider the positive effects of exercise on adipose tissue metabolism and to understand the mechanisms by which this tissue affects the kinetics of other macromolecules. Some intermittent energy restriction regimens have gained popularity as strategies for achieving weight loss and other metabolic health benefits. However, clinical studies comparing weight loss with intermittent energy restriction regimens to traditional continuous energy restriction in adults with overweight and obesity are limited. Although scientific evidence clearly shows the effects of high-fat diet on behavioral eating patterns, body composition, lipid metabolism and insulin sensitivity; it also important to characterize relationships between these parameters and the role of exercise and some intermittent energy restriction regimens, emphasizing the timing of dietary intake and other aspects of behavior that are linked to intake.
 

The object of this research is the frescos of Giorgio Vasari. The details of each episode of the painting are interpreted in anatomical aspect and compared to the anatomical drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. The comparison reveals the similarity between the details of this painting and Leonardo’s anatomy.