Imagery Collection (page 8)

Diaphragm, historical anatomical artwork. This view shows the upper surface of the diaphragm, the dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of the thoracic cavity

Torso blood vessels. Historical artwork of a human torso that has been dissected to show major blood vessels. The heart (upper centre) pumps blood to the lungs on either side (to be oxygenated)

Papillae on the tongue
Papillae on tongue, coloured historical artwork. On the tongue most tastebuds, the structures that provide information about the taste of food, sit on small platforms called papillae

Muscles of the back, historical artwork. The skin, fascia (connective tissue), and first three layers of muscles have been removed to expose the fourth muscle layer (red) of the back

Longitudinal sections, artwork, 1891
Longitudinal sections. Historical artwork of a human being (bottom) and other organisms. Illustration by Ernst Haeckel, published in the 1891 edition of his Anthropogenie

Title page of Harveys De Motu Cordis
Title page from William Harveys De Motu Cordis, the first account of the circulation of blood, published in 1628

Human arm in a jar
Human arm preserved in a jar. Artwork by Cornelius Huyberts, c. 1700. This preserved specimen is from the collection of Frederick Ruysch

Deltoid muscle. Historical artwork of the musculature of the shoulder and the movement it creates by the Italian artist, engineer and scientist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Body anatomy

Development of the human face, 1891
Development of the human face. Historical artwork by Ernst Haeckel, published in the 1891 edition of his Anthropogenie

Flying skeleton, computer enhanced X-ray

Internet community. Conceptual computer artwork of male figures standing on the Earth, linked by cables. This may represent the formation of an international community through the internet

Title page to Vesalius book on anatomy
Title page from De Humani Corporis Fabrica (On the Structure of the Human Body) by Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564), Flemish physician & anatomist

14th Century depiction of dissection
Human dissection, 14th Century style. This image is the earliest known representation of a dissection taking place. The female corpse (right) has had most of her internal organs removed

The pest anatomised, by George Thomson
Frontispiece from Loimotomia, or The Pest Anatomised, by George Thomson, an English physician at the time of the Great Plague of 1665, the last serious European outbreak of the devastating disease

15th century anatomical lecture
15th century woodcut of an anatomical lecture at the University of Padua, Italy, showing the professor standing in his professorial chair (background)

Mars Global Surveyor image of Valles Marineris
Valles Marineris canyon on Mars. Coloured high- resolution image from the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft of the Valles Marineris canyon (at centre). The vast canyon is 6000 km long

Skeleton walking a marmoset, X-ray
Walking a pet marmoset, conceptual X-ray. The marmoset X-ray is not to scale: marmosets reach a maximum length of around 20 centimetres

Skeletons of a human and rats, X-ray
Human and rat skeletons, conceptual X-ray. This recalls the legend of the Pied Piper, who drew the rats from the town of Hamelin, Germany, in the Middle Ages

Technological dominance, conceptual image
Evolution. Conceptual X-ray image of a human skeleton holding the skull of a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), the closest living relative of humans

Bowel surgery, historical anatomical artwork. This 19th century textbook illustration shows different methods of joining sections of bowel following surgery

Artwork of twelve catarrhines, 1870
Twelve catarrhines. Historical artwork of twelve apes and Old World monkeys, from the 1870 edition of Ernst Haeckels The Natural History of Creation

Kidneys, nerves and blood vessels
Kidneys, historical anatomical artwork. This dorsal (back) view shows the kidneys and associated nerves lying outside the peritoneum (membrane lining the abdominal cavity)

Artwork of embryonic development, 1891
Historical artwork of embryonic development. Four mammalian embryos of (from left to right) a dog, a bat, a rabbit and a human

Uterus of a pregnant woman. Artwork from William Hunters Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus, published 1774, showing the uterus of a woman at full-term

Respiratory system, anterior (front) view. Artwork taken from The Viscera of the Human Body (1840), a textbook edited by Jones Quain and Erasmus Wilson

Heart and lungs. Historical artwork of the heart (pink) and lungs (red, left and right) seen from behind. Dissection hooks have been used to draw back the lung tissue

Illustration from Malpighis book On the Lungs
Illustration of the lungs of a frog from Marcello Malpighis book On the Lungs, Bologna, 1661. The left lung is viewed from the outside and shows the network of capillaries supplying the lungs

Digestive system. Artwork from Bartolomeo Eustachis Tabulae anatomicae, published in 1714. Figures I and III show the stomach and oesophagus in isolation from front and back

Brainstem and cerebellum. Historical artwork of a vertical section through the brainstem (rod-shaped structure from lower right to upper left) and the cerebellum (round)

Abdominal organs, historical anatomical artwork. This ventral (front) view of a dissected abdomen shows several of the organs involved in digestion. The stomach has been removed

Abdominal aorta, historical anatomical artwork. The abdominal cavity of this torso has been dissected to give an anterior (front) view of the aorta (orange, inverted Y- shape)

Early drawing of muscle by Leewenhoek
Drawing of muscle made by Anton van Leewenhoek (1632- 1723), a Dutch biologist & microscopist. The drawing was based on observations made with the microscope

Skull, jaw bone and teeth. Artwork taken from Govard Bidloos Anatomia Humani Corporis (Anatomy of the Human Body), published 1685

Bones of the leg. Artwork of human femurs (thigh bones) and patellae (kneecaps), taken from anatomist William Cheseldens textbook Osteographia, or the Anatomy of the Bones, published in 1733

Spinal column. Historical artwork of the bones of the human spine and pelvis, seen from the front. The backbone (vertical)

Spinal vertebra. Historical artwork of a vertebra (spinal bone) seen from the side. The rear of the spine is at right. This is a lumbar vertebra, one from the lower back

Spinal vertebrae. Historical artwork of vertebrae (spinal bones) seen from the side. The rear of the spine is at right. Four vertebrae are seen here

Human body postures, historical artwork
Human postures, historical artwork. The images show an outline of the shape of the body in four postures; standing, bowing, stooping and squatting

Abdominal organs and nerves, historical anatomical artwork. This ventral (front) view shows an abdomen dissected to reveal some of the abdominal organs and associated nerves

Computer graphic of a human figure with viruses
Human figure with viruses. Computer graphic showing a silhouette of a human figure, on a background of viruses. This abstract image may depict the many viral agents which can infect humans

Tropical Storm Lane, true-colour satellite image. This cyclonic storm began as Tropical Depression 14-E on 5 September 2000, over the Pacific Ocean around 200 miles off the Mexican coast

Tropical cyclones over the Indian Ocean, satellite image. North is at top. The coast of Madagascar is at far left (green). The cyclones are (from left- right): Gerry, Hape, 18S and Fiona

Sand storm over Canary Islands
Sand storm. True-colour satellite image of a sand storm from the Sahara Desert, Africa (right), over the Canary Islands (centre to centre left) in the Atlantic Ocean. North is at top

Ozone hole, September 2001
Antarctic ozone hole. Coloured satellite image of reduced atmospheric ozone levels around Antarctica (lower centre, darkest blue) on 17 September 2001

Tropical Cyclone Hary. Satellite image of Tropical Cyclone Hary approaching the coast of Madagascar. The storm affected the northern and eastern shores of Madagascar

Mississippi Delta. Coloured satellite image of the delta of the Mississippi River, USA. North is at top, the Gulf of Mexico is at lower left

Bombetoka Bay, Madagascar. This bay is formed from the estuary of the Betsiboka River, which flows from the islands interior into the Mozambique Channel. North is at lower right

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