Dissection Collection (#8)

Female groin arteries, 1825 artwork
Female groin arteries. Dissections of a female groin to show areas supplied by the internal iliac artery (red) and its branches

Lumbar spinal nerves, 1825 artwork
Lumbar spinal nerves. Lateral view of the lower vertebral column, showing nerves (white) of the sympathetic nervous system. The pelvic ilium bone has been removed

Trunk arteries, 1825 artwork
Trunk arteries. Dissection showing the internal mammary arteries (red, in chest) and the epigastric arteries (red, in groin and abdomen), from a mans trunk (torso)

Lower leg arteries, 1825 artwork
Lower leg arteries. Anterior (frontal) view of the arteries (red) and muscles and ligaments of the lower leg and foot. At left are the superficial arteries

Neck and shoulder arteries, 1825 artwork
Neck and shoulder arteries (red). Dissection showing the right carotid arteries of the neck, and the right subclavian artery of the shoulder

Lung lymph vessels, 1825 artwork
Lung lymph vessels. Dissected right lung showing its lymph vessels (white). The dark bands are fissures between the different lobes of the lung

Pulmonary nerve plexus, 1825 artwork
Pulmonary nerve plexus. View from behind, with the thoracic spine removed, of the posterior pulmonary plexus, a confluence of nerves (white)

Liver and stomach arteries, 1825 artwork
Liver and stomach arteries. Dissection of the abdomen, showing the arteries (red) of the liver (brown, upper left), stomach (pink, upper centre), and the intestines (grey with yellow fat)

Veins of the stomach, 1825 artwork
Veins of the stomach. Abdominal dissection showing the veins (blue) of the stomach (centre) and the greater omentum (lower centre, yellow)

Brain sinuses, 1825 artwork
Brain sinuses. Axial section through the head at the level of the base of the skull (front of head at top), showing the sinuses (blue) of the brains dura mater

Intestinal lymph vessels, 1825 artwork
Intestinal lymph vessels. Dissection of the abdominal cavity showing lymphatic vessels (white) and nodes (lumps). The thoracic duct (top) connects with the intestinal lymph trunk (centre)

Digestive organ arteries, 1825 artwork
Digestive organ arteries. Arteries (red) of various organs of the digestive system. At bottom are arteries of the posterior side of the stomach

Femoral and foot arteries, 1825 artwork
Femoral and foot arteries. Dissections showing the arteries (red) and muscles of the upper thigh and the foot. At centre right, near the bladder (white)

Uterine arteries, 1825 artwork
Uterine arteries. Dissection showing the arteries (red) of the uterus (lower centre) of a woman who died six days after giving birth. The ovaries and fallopian tubes are either side

Arteries of the thigh, 1825 artwork
Arteries of the thigh. Dissection showing the arteries (red) and muscles of the anterior (frontal) aspect of the thigh. The main artery in each leg is the femoral artery

Internal body organs, 1825 artwork
Internal body organs. Dissection showing the internal organs of the chest and abdomen. The overlying tissues have been removed to show (from top) the lungs

Vena cavae veins, 1825 artwork
Vena cavae veins. Dissection showing the veins (blue) associated with the vertebral column and heart. The superior (top) and inferior vena cava drain blood to the heart (centre, removed)

Lungs and diaphragm, 1825 artwork
Lungs and diaphragm. Anterior view of the chest, dissected vertically to reveal the lobes of the lungs, the diaphragm (brown, across bottom)

Childs arteries, 1825 artwork
Childs arteries. Posterior view of a whole-body dissection showing the arteries (red) of a childs body, with layers of skin and muscles removed to varying depths

Eye anatomy, artwork C016 / 8742
Eye anatomy, artwork. The eye is seen in cutaway format from the side. Structures shown include the lens (light blue, lower left), its attachment points, the iris

Scientist with a ragworm specimen C016 / 5976
Scientist dissecting a ragworm specimen under a microscope. Photographed at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

Greek physician. Woodcut, French, from Ambroise Par
HIPPOCRATES (c460-c377 B.C.). Greek physician. Woodcut, French, from Ambroise Par

Italian physician and anatomist. Asellis discovery of the lacteal vessels while performing a vivisection on a dog
GASPARO ASELLI (1581-1626). Italian physician and anatomist. Asellis discovery of the lacteal vessels while performing a vivisection on a dog, 23 July 1622: wood engraving, French, 19th century

English anatomist and physician. Harvey demonstrating the circulation of the blood to King Charles I
WILLIAM HARVEY (1578-1657). English anatomist and physician. Harvey demonstrating the circulation of the blood to King Charles I and the future King Charles II, using the heart of a dissected deer

English physician and anatomist. Harvey demonstrating his theory of the circulation of the blood to King Charles I
WILLIAM HARVEY (1578-1657). English physician and anatomist. Harvey demonstrating his theory of the circulation of the blood to King Charles I and the future King Charles II

Cuttlefish dissection drawing
Table LI, taken from Bibel der Natur byJan Swammerdamm

Dissected female Eriocheir sinensis, Chinese mitten crab
A dissected female mitten crab (eriocheir sinensis), showing the ripening ovaries. Specimen was collected from the River Thames

Lamna nasus, porbeagle shark
Specimen of a porbeagle sharks head on the dissection table outside the Tank Room of the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London

Scientist at work at The Natural History Museum, London
Accurate identification of copepod crustaceans is a time consuming task for specialists, requiring meticulous sorting, dissection, and the use of high resolution microscopy

ALBRECHT VON HALLER (1708-1777). Swiss scientist and poet. Haller in his laboratory at Berne, Switzerland. Wood engraving, French, 19th century

GUSTAVE FLAUBERT (1821-1880). French novelist. Caricature by Achille Lemot of Flaubert dissecting Madame Bovary, 1869

KANGAROO: ANATOMY. Dissected head of young kangaroo. Line engraving, 19th century

RICHTER ILLUSTRATION. Wood engraving, 19th century, by August Gaber after Ludwig Richter (1803-1884)

WHALE DISSECTION. The cutting up of a whale. Line engraving, French, 18th century

WHALING, c1840. Whale Fishery - Cutting up a Whale. Line engraving from an American school geography, c1840

WHALING, LONG ISLAND, 1885. Cutting up a right whale caught off Southampton, Long Island, in 1885. Wood engraving from a contemporary American newspaper

Hyacinth Bulb
A hyacinth bulb cut in two, with a section clearly showing the leaves and flower inside the bulb. Date: 1960s

Herpetologist taking liver from frog for genetic study purposes, Manu Road, Departemento Cuzco, Andes, Peru

Muscles of the head and neck, historical anatomical artwork. This head has been dissected to show several muscles involved in moving the face and neck

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

Cranial nerves, historical anatomical artwork. This neck and upper torso have been dissected to show the paths of the twelve cranial nerves (white)

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

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)

Human and ape hands. Historical artwork of the hand of a human (left) and a barbary ape (Macaca sylvanus, right). The skin has been removed to reveal the underlying muscles and tendons

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)

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

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