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Anatomy

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Images from the collections

Images about Anatomy

903 images from works
  • View of the dissecting room of St George's Hospital. Taken 27 March 1860. To Henry Gray Esq.r F.R.S. as a respectful remembrance from Joseph Langhorn.
  • Dissection of the area surrounding the anus and genitalia of a man, with the muscles and blood vessels indicated. Colour lithograph by G.H. Ford, 1865.
  • An écorché figure seen from the back, holding a length of rope. Engraving by G. Bonasone, 155-.
  • Opuscula sua anatomica, de respiratione, de monstris aliaque minora / recensuit, emendavid auxit aliaque inedita novasque icones addidit Albertus v. Haller.
  • Plate III. The surgical dissection of the thorax and the episternal region. Delegation of the primary aortic branches.
  • Muscles of the leg and foot: four figures. Pencil drawing by J. Mongrédien, ca. 1880.
  • Muscles of the trunk: four figures, including the ribcage and shoulder. Pencil drawing by A. Mongrédien, ca. 1880.
  • Animal skull, shown from beneath, above and from the side. Lithograph by R. Ball, 1857.
  • Ant head and mandibles, photomacrography
  • Dissection of the back of the leg, showing the muscles, tendons and blood vessels of the back of the thigh and knee joint. Colour lithograph by G.H. Ford, 1867.

Works from the collections

3,886 works

    • Ephemera

    In the Zone at home / Wellcome Trust.

    | Date: [2012?]
    • Books

    Die Anatomie in Bern von 1896/97 : zur Gesamtrenovation 1984-88 / Urs Boschung [and others].

    | Date: [1989]
    • Books

    Cunningham's manual of practical anatomy.

    Cunningham, D. J. (Daniel John), 1850-1909. | Date: 1920
    • Books
    • Online

    Handbuch der pathologischen Anatomie / Von Carl Rokitansky.

    Rokitansky, Karl, Freiherr von, 1804-1878. | Date: 1842-1846 [vol. I, 1846]
    • Books

    Léonard de Vinci, dessins anatomiques (anatomie artistique, descriptive et fonctionnelle) / choix et présentation par Pierre Huard.

    Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. | Date: 1968

Related topics

Physiology
Human anatomy
Dissection
Pathology
Physiology
History, 16th Century
General Surgery
Surgery
Human Body
Physiology

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