Images Dated 3rd November 2003

Male anatomy

MODEL RELEASED. Male anatomy. Man overlaid with an artwork of his internal organs and blood vessels. The heart is seen in the centre of his upper chest, and from it extends the network of blood vessels that supply the body with oxygen. Other organs seen include the stomach (below heart at centre right) and part of the large intestine (below stomach)

© NEAL GRUNDY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Portrait of Avicenna, Persian physician

Portrait of Avicenna, Persian physician, born near Bukhara (now in USSR) in 980, died in Hamadan (now northwest Iran), June 1037. Avicenna was a child prodigy who became the greatest physician of medieval times. The decline of the Arabian empire into warring factions forced him into serving different masters, yet he continued to receive fame, money & opportunities to research. When Hamadan fell to a neighbouring ruler, he was obliged to serve a new master, in whose service he died during an attempt to retake the city. His textbooks on medicine were translated into Latin in the 12th century and became Europe's most important medical texts until the time of Harvey

© RIA NOVOSTI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY