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Arteries

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Blood Vessels

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Images about Arteries

83 images from works
  • Human body, arteries and viscera, Persian, 1893
  • Iliac arteries: dissection of the abdomen of a male. Coloured lithograph by G.E. Madeley after A.A. Cane, 1834.
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • Anatomy and botany; left, half section of human thorax showing arteries and ribs; right, laurel Coloured engraving, 1834-1837.
  • The anatomy of the arteries of the human body and its applications to pathology and operative surgery with a series of lithographic drawings / / by Richard Quain. The drawings from nature and on stone by Joseph Maclise.
  • Muscles and blood vessels of the head and neck: two figures of a dissection. Coloured lithograph by G.E. Madeley after A.A. Cane, 1834.
  • Arteries of the neck: dissection. Coloured lithograph after G.D. Dermott by G. Scharf, 1824/25.
  • Human body, arteries and viscera, Persian, 1893
  • Anatomy, surgery and botany; top, dissected head showing arteries; centre, methods of bandaging the thorax and head; below, cleft lip (harelip) and instruments for surgery on  it; bottom, fly agaric mushroom. Coloured engraving, 1834-1837.
  • Anatomy and botany; top left, dissected head and chest showing arteries; top right, larynx; bottom left, buckthorn plant; centre, surgical instruments; bottom right, electric ray fish. Coloured engraving, 1834-1837.
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Works from the collections

269 works

    • Books

    Surgery of the arteries : Lettsomian lectures of the Medical Society of London, 1875 / by C.F. Maunder.

    Maunder, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1832-1879. | Date: 1875
    • Film

    Circulatory control.

    | Date: 1927
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    • Online

    Human body, arteries and viscera, Persian, 1893

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    Arteries of the neck: dissection. Coloured lithograph after G.D. Dermott by G. Scharf, 1824/25.

    Dermott, G. D. (George Darby), 1802-1847. | Date: [1824/1825] | Reference: 561009i
    • Books

    On gunshot injuries to the bloodvessels : founded on experience gained in France during the Great War, 1914-1918 / by George Henry Makins.

    Makins, George Henry, Sir, 1853- | Date: 1919
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Related topics

Human anatomy
Veins
Blood Circulation
Ligation
Veins
Blood Circulation
Blood Pressure
Nervous System
Cardiovascular system
Anatomy

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