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"Unlocking the Secrets of the Human Body

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Portrait of Francois Xavier Bichat (1771-1802)

Portrait of Francois Xavier Bichat (1771-1802)
XIR169070 Portrait of Francois Xavier Bichat (1771-1802) by Delafontaine, Pierre Maximilien (1774-1860); 100x81 cm; ChAteau de Versailles, France; French, out of copyright

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Liverpool University George Holt medal for Physiology, 1897 (metal)

Liverpool University George Holt medal for Physiology, 1897 (metal)
1203534 Liverpool University George Holt medal for Physiology, 1897 (metal) by Frampton, George James (1860-1928); diam: 8.9 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Intestines, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Intestines, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999547 Intestines, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Book jacket for 'Les Rassemblements', 1896. Creator: Felix Vallotton

Book jacket for "Les Rassemblements", 1896. Creator: Felix Vallotton
Book jacket for " Les Rassemblements", 1896. [Physiologies de la rue par M.M. Paul Adam, Alfred Athys, Victor Barrucand, Tristan Bernard, Leon Blum, Romain Coolus, Felix Feneon

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Anatomy of the human bloodstream, lithograph, published in 1874

Anatomy of the human bloodstream, lithograph, published in 1874
Anatomy of the human bloodstream. Lithograph, published in 1874

Background imagePhysiology Collection: T A SMITH, SCIENTIST

T A SMITH, SCIENTIST
T A SMITH lecturer on anatomy, physiology and chemistry, but not listed in any reference book : a fine example of a scientist demonstrating Date: flourished 1858

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Fernel, (1497-1558), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Fernel, (1497-1558), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Fernel, (1497-1558), 1830. Jean Francois Fernel (1497-1558) French physician who introduced the term physiology to medicine, was the first person to describe the spinal canal

Background imagePhysiology Collection: W. Harvey, (1578-1657), 1830. Creator: Unknown

W. Harvey, (1578-1657), 1830. Creator: Unknown
W. Harvey, (1578-1657), 1830. William Harvey (1578-1657) English physician educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Galen, (129 AD-c216), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Galen, (129 AD-c216), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Galen, (129 AD-c216), 1830. Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus (129 AD-c216) known as Galen of Pergamon, Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher in the Roman Empire

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Leonardo da Vinci (XXXL)

Leonardo da Vinci (XXXL)
Leonardo da Vinci

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Longitudinal Section of the Horse, c1879. Creator: Unknown

Longitudinal Section of the Horse, c1879. Creator: Unknown
Longitudinal Section of the Horse, c1879. From " The Book of the Horse", by S. Sidney. [Cassell & Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne]

Background imagePhysiology Collection: External Muscles and Tendons of the Horses Body, c1879. Creator: Unknown

External Muscles and Tendons of the Horses Body, c1879. Creator: Unknown
External Muscles and Tendons of the Horses Body, c1879. From " The Book of the Horse", by S. Sidney. [Cassell & Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne]

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Anatomy of the human nose, lithograph, published in 1877

Anatomy of the human nose, lithograph, published in 1877
Anatomy of the human nose. Lithograph, published in 1877

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Human skeleton and muscles, hand-coloured engraving, published in 1861

Human skeleton and muscles, hand-coloured engraving, published in 1861
Human skeleton and muscles. Hand-coloured engraving, published in 1861

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Metamorphosis, 19 century science illustration

Metamorphosis, 19 century science illustration
Metamorphosis of insects. A photo of an original hand-colored engraving from Johann Christiaan Seppas Beschouwing der wonderen Gods, in de minst geachte schepzelena published in 1762

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Anatomy of the human eye and ear, published in 1861

Anatomy of the human eye and ear, published in 1861
Anatomy of the human eye and ear: 1) eye and eye socket, 2) eyeball (cross section, 3) eyeball with open sclera, 4) ear canals (cross section), 5) insulated inner hearing organs with earlobe

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Professor EP Cathcart, CBE. FRS. (Glasgow University), 1926. Artist: Norah Neilson Gray

Professor EP Cathcart, CBE. FRS. (Glasgow University), 1926. Artist: Norah Neilson Gray
Professor EP Cathcart, CBE. FRS. (Glasgow University), 1926. Edward Provan Cathcart (1877-1954), Scottish physician and physiologist. From The Studio Volume 91

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Sir Benjamin Brodie, English doctor, c1860 (1878)

Sir Benjamin Brodie, English doctor, c1860 (1878). Benjamin Collins Brodie (1783-1862) was a physiologist and surgeon who pioneered research into bone and joint disease

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Professor Rene Leriche, French surgeon and physiologist, 1939

Professor Rene Leriche, French surgeon and physiologist, 1939. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1855-1915, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade, Paris 8

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Benjamin Ward Richardson, British physician and writer on medical history, 1883

Benjamin Ward Richardson, British physician and writer on medical history, 1883. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Benjamin Ward Richardson, British physician and writer on medical history, 1883. Richardson was an eminent physician, anaesthetist and physiologist

Background imagePhysiology Collection: William Benjamin Carpenter, CB, MD, LLD, FRS, FLS, FGS, English physiologist and naturalist, 1883

William Benjamin Carpenter, CB, MD, LLD, FRS, FLS, FGS, English physiologist and naturalist, 1883. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz, c1900

Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz, c1900
Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz, German physicist and physiologist, c1900. The inventor of the opthalmoscope (1850)

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz, German physicist and physiologist, 1907

Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz, German physicist and physiologist, 1907. The inventor of the opthalmoscope (1850)

Background imagePhysiology Collection: John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, British physiologist, 1894. Artist: Spy

John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, British physiologist, 1894. Artist: Spy
John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, British physiologist, 1894. Burdon-Sanderson (1828-1905) was Regius professor of medicine at Oxford

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Half-title of De Motu Animalum by Giovanni Borelli, 1710

Half-title of De Motu Animalum by Giovanni Borelli, 1710. Giovanni Alfonso Borelli (1608-1679), Italian physiologist and physician, first published this book in 1680-1686

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Harvey demonstrating circulation of the blood to the College of Physicians, c1628 (1870)

Harvey demonstrating circulation of the blood to the College of Physicians, c1628 (1870). William Harvey (1578-1657), English physician, published his famous De motu cordis

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Albrecht von Haller, 18th century Swiss physician and scientist, c1840

Albrecht von Haller, 18th century Swiss physician and scientist, c1840
Albrecht von Haller, 18th century Swiss physician and scientist, [c1840]. Von Haller (1708-1777) worked in the field of experimental physiology and was the founder of the science of neurology

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Albrecht von Haller, Swiss physician and scientist, c1770 (c1780)

Albrecht von Haller, Swiss physician and scientist, c1770 (c1780). Von Haller (1708-1777) worked in the field of experimental physiology and was the founder of the science of neurology

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Rene Descartes diagram of the human brain and eye, 1692

Rene Descartes diagram of the human brain and eye, 1692. From Opera Philosophica by Rene Descartes. (Frankfurt-am-Main, 1692). Originally published in his Tractatus de homine. (Paris, 1664)

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Rene Descartes illustration of the co-ordination of the senses, 1692

Rene Descartes illustration of the co-ordination of the senses, 1692. A visual stimulus travelling from the eye to the pineal gland, H, stops attention being given to an olfactory stimulus

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Rene Descartes idea of vision, showing the function of the eye, optic nerve and brain, 1692

Rene Descartes idea of vision, showing the function of the eye, optic nerve and brain, 1692. From Opera Philosophica by Rene Descartes. (Frankfurt-am-Main, 1692)

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Descartes representation of the antagonistic eye muscles, 1692

Descartes representation of the antagonistic eye muscles, 1692. When E is relaxed A is innervated. Rene Decartes (1596-1650)

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Reverse of medal commemorating 50 years of cinematography by the Lumiere brothers, 1945

Reverse of medal commemorating 50 years of cinematography by the Lumiere brothers, 1945. August (1862-1954) and Louis Lumiere (1864-1948), French chemists and pioneers of cinematography, 1945

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Obverse of medal commemorating 50 years of cinematography by the Lumiere brothers, 1945

Obverse of medal commemorating 50 years of cinematography by the Lumiere brothers, 1945. August (1862-1954) and Louis Lumiere (1864-1948), French chemists and pioneers of cinematography

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Louis Jean Lumiere (1864-1948), pioneer of cinematography, c1935

Louis Jean Lumiere (1864-1948), pioneer of cinematography, c1935
Louis Jean Lumiere (1864-1948), French chemist and pioneer of cinematography, c1935. Collaborated with his elder brother, Auguste. From obverse of commemorative plaquette

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Etienne Jules Marey (1830-1903), French physiologist, 19th century

Etienne Jules Marey (1830-1903), French physiologist, 19th century. Pioneer of cinematography. From reverse of commemorative plaquette showing Marey at his desk

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Etienne Jules Marey (1830-1903), with cine camera, 1903

Etienne Jules Marey (1830-1903), with cine camera, 1903
Etienne Jules Marey (1830-1903), French physiologist, with cine camera, 1903. Top: Chambre chrono-photographique, the first cine-camera, is used to study movement of creatures in aquarium

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894), German physicist and physiologist, 1894

Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894), German physicist and physiologist, 1894
Hermann Helmholtz (1821-1894). German physicist and physiologist, inventor of the Opthalmascope. Seen here giving a lecture on 7 July 1894 shortly before his death

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Descartes illustration of how the distance of an object is perceived with binocular vision, 1692

Descartes illustration of how the distance of an object is perceived with binocular vision, 1692
Descartes (1596-1650) illustration of how the distance of an object is perceived with binocular vision, 1692. From Rene Descartes Opera Philosophica (Tractatus de Homine), 1692

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Luigi Galvanis experiments with electricity, 1791

Luigi Galvanis experiments with electricity, 1791. An electrostatic machine, a Leyden jar and various experiments conducted by Italian physiologist Galvani (1737-1798)

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Descartes explanation of vision, 1692

Descartes explanation of vision, 1692. Light rays being passed through the eye, being focused by the lens (I) and forming images T, S, R on the retina

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Descartes idea of vision, 1692

Descartes idea of vision, 1692
Descartes (1596-1650) idea of vision, [1692]. The passage of nervous impulses from the eye to the pineal gland and so to the muscles. From Rene Descartes Opera Philosophica (Tractatus de homine), 1692

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Descartes idea of how eye passes impulse to brain and so directs a voluntary movement, 1692

Descartes idea of how eye passes impulse to brain and so directs a voluntary movement, 1692. French philosopher and scientist Rene Descartes (1596-1650)

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Involuntary movement, Descartes idea of how impulses from the limbs reach the brain, 1692

Involuntary movement, Descartes idea of how impulses from the limbs reach the brain, 1692. French philosopher and scientist Rene Descartes (1596-1650) believed all nerves to be hollow

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Charles Herbert Best, Canadian physiologist, 1960

Charles Herbert Best, Canadian physiologist, 1960. Bell (1899-1978) with an assistant (left) in the laboratory. Bell assisted Frederick Banting to isolate insulin (1921)

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Circulation of the blood, 1628

Circulation of the blood, 1628. English physician William Harvey (1578-1657) was the first to correctly describe the mechanism whereby blood is circulated in the body

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Gardener smelling a carnation or pink (Dianthus), c1750. Artist: Thomas Kitchin

Gardener smelling a carnation or pink (Dianthus), c1750. Artist: Thomas Kitchin
Gardener smelling a carnation or pink (Dianthus), c1750. French philosopher Rene Descartes interaction theory stated that the reflexes were mechanistically determined and that body

Background imagePhysiology Collection: Diagram of Pavlovs findings on conditioned salivary reflex

Diagram of Pavlovs findings on conditioned salivary reflex. D: organ of touch and temperature; N: 1-6 analysers; S: salivary gland; Q: saliva secreting centre in the medulla oblongata; M: muscle; R



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"Unlocking the Secrets of the Human Body: Exploring Physiology from Head to Toe" Dive into the intricate world of human physiology with a captivating view of the anatomy of the brain, seen from an inferior perspective. Step back in time and witness Joseph Wright's masterpiece, "The Airpump, " as it symbolizes our quest to understand how our bodies function on a physiological level. Discover the hidden powerhouses behind every smile and frown with a detailed diagram showcasing facial muscles labeled for your convenience. Take a front-row seat to unravel the complexity of facial muscles as they work harmoniously together, providing us with countless expressions that define our humanity. Delve into knee joint mechanics and gain insight into how this remarkable structure allows us to walk, run, and perform various movements effortlessly. Journey beneath your skin's surface and explore the fascinating relationship between hair follicles and skin – two interconnected systems that contribute to our unique appearance. Witness synapse nerve junctions through a TEM image, offering a glimpse into one of nature's most efficient communication networks within our nervous system. Marvel at the intricacies of head muscles as they enable us to express emotions, chew food, speak articulately, or simply turn our heads towards something captivating. Uncover ancient evolutionary structures within our brains by examining cross-section illustrations depicting limbic system functions alongside primitive forebrain regions. Embark on an enlightening tour through your body's drainage system - discover how lymphatic vessels play an essential role in maintaining overall health and immunity. Explore superior views of colored lobes accompanied by labels; see how different brain regions contribute uniquely to cognition, emotion regulation & sensory processing Dissecting human brain anatomy from lateral view reveals its awe-inspiring complexity; marvel at its convoluted folds & diverse functional areas shaping who we are.