Claude Bernard (1813-1878) was a French physiologist and founder of experimental medicine.
Short Biography:
Bernard first demonstrated that digestion is not restricted to the stomach, but takes place throughout the small intestine.
He discovered the digestive input of the pancreas, several functions of the liver, and the vasomotor nerves which dilate and contract the blood vessels and thus regulate body temperature.
This led him to the important concept of the milieu intirieur ("internal environment") whose stability is essential to good health.
Bernard was a member of the Academie Francaise and served in the Senate.
Why is Claude Bernard famous?
Claude Bernard was a French physiologist and the first to define the term milieu intérieur ("internal environment").
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