Arteries Gallery

Heart

Heart. Historical anatomical artwork of the human heart, seen from the front. Coronary blood vessels are seen on the surface of the heart, supplying this muscular organ with oxygen so it can pump blood around the body. Blood vessels with deoxygenated blood are blue, while those with oxygenated blood are red. The blood vessels across top are (from left): the vena cava (blue), the aortic arch (red), and the pulmonary artery (blue). The pulmonary vein (not clearly seen) is to the right and behind the pulmonary artery. Veins bring blood to the heart. Arteries carry blood away from the heart. The pulmonary blood vessels carry blood between the heart and lungs. Artwork from Atlas of Anatomy, by Bourgery and Jacob, published in France in 8 volumes from 1831 to 1854

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Male groin arteries, 1825 artwork

Male groin arteries. Dissections of a male groin to show areas supplied by the internal iliac artery (red) and its branches. At top, the bladder (left) and rectum (right) hang from the abdominal cavity. At bottom (centred on the anus), the internal pudendal artery supplies the external genitalia. This anatomical artwork is plate 232 from volume 4 of Manuel d'anatomie descriptive du corps humain (1825). This 5-volume anatomy atlas was produced by French physician and surgeon Jules Germain Cloquet (1790-1883). The illustrations were by Haincelin. Volume 4 illustrated the anatomy of the circulatory and respiratory systems

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Normal cross section of the skin in layers

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