Blood vessel that carry deoxygenated blood towards the heart, with the exception of the pulmonary vein

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Iliac arteries: dissection of the abdomen of a male. Coloured lithograph by G.E. Madeley after A.A. Cane, 1834.

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.

Various leaf forms, leaf venation, bud arrangements and woody stems. Watercolour by I. Sawkins.

Vessels and muscles of the arm and hand: two figures showing dissections of a shoulder and upper arm, and a forearm and hand with palm facing upwards. Coloured lithograph by G.E. Madeley after A. A. Cane, 1834.

Morrhu-Comp pomada a base de aceite de higado de bacalao para estimular la cicatrización ... : Elixir Equilene, tonico circulatorio del sistema venoso : un producto Azpeco / Hart Drug Corporation ; distribuito en Cuba por: Azpeco Chemical Co.

Subclavian and axillary vessels: dissection. Coloured lithograph by G.E. Madeley after A. A. Cane, 1834.

Giant water lily (Victoria amazonica): twenty one different anatomical segments of the plant. Coloured lithograph by W. Fitch, c. 1845, after himself.

Three diagrams illustrating how to bleed an arm. Stipple engraving.

Veins and arteries. Engraving, 1686.

Popliteal arteries: two figures showing dissections of the leg. Coloured lithograph by G.E. Madeley after A. A. Cane, 1834.

Circulatory control.

Les affections veineuses / Marceau Servelle.

The human venous system. Photolithograph, 1940, after a woodcut, 1543.

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Veins

Images from the collections

Images referencing Veins

Works from the collections

Circulatory control.

Les affections veineuses / Marceau Servelle.

The human venous system. Photolithograph, 1940, after a woodcut, 1543.

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

Circulatory control.

Veins

Images from the collections

Images referencing Veins

Works from the collections

Circulatory control.

Les affections veineuses / Marceau Servelle.

The human venous system. Photolithograph, 1940, after a woodcut, 1543.

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

Circulatory control.

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