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	Erasistratus of Chios, Greek Physician born in Chios.
		Erasistratus of Chios, Greek Physician born in Chios.
		Erasistratus lived from 310 BC until 250 BC and is considered to have founded the school of Alexandria.
		Erasistratus was the house physician of Seleucas, the king of Syria, and was called when his oldest son Antiochus was ill. Erasistratus examined him but did not find anything.
	www.fragrant-chios.com /info/people_erasistratus.php (300 words)

	Erasistratus Biography \| World of Biology
		Erasistratus, considered the father of physiology, was born on the island of Chios in ancient Greece.
		Erasistratus accurately described the structure of the brain, including the cavities and membranes, and made a distinction between its cerebrum and cerebellum (larger and smaller parts).
		Erasistratus understood that the heart served as a pump, thereby dilating the arteries, and he found and explained the functioning of the heart valves.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/erasistratus-wob (450 words)

	Erasistratus Summary
		Erasistratus, considered the father of physiology, was born on the island of Chios in ancient Greece, to a medical family.
		Erasistratus held that life was intimately connected with pneuma, which was in the air we breathe.
		Erasistratus said that Antiochos was in love with his stepmother, and that that was what was ailing him, so he let them marry.
	www.bookrags.com /Erasistratus (2589 words)

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