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Illustrations and text, of the womb, by Vesalius.

Vesalius, figure of the brain

Arm showing muscle tissue, by Vesalius.

Cross section of the head, by Vesalius.

Male figure showing viscera, by Vesalius.

Male torso, revealing urinary sytem, by Vesalius.

Illustrations of the long and short intestines, by Vesalius.

Muscles of leg, by Vesalius.

Anatomical illustration of the heart, by Vesalius.

The entire human brain and cerebellum, by Vesalius.

Body, opened to reveal organs, by Vesalius.

Osteology from Vesalius' De Humani Corporis Fabrica

Final nerve-figure, by Vesalius.

Leaning skeleton, by Vesalius.

2nd nerve-figure, by Vesalius.

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