Muscular Gallery

Skin disorders, artwork

Skin disorders. Computer artwork showing the structure of the skin, and the layers affected by various skin disorders. Folliculitis is the inflammation of hair follicles; Bullae are blisters; Erysipelas is a bacterial infection of the dermis; Cellulitis is a diffuse inflammation; Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare infection commonly known as flesh-eating disease or flesh-eating bacteria syndrome; Myositis is inflammation of the muscles; Myonecrosis is a condition resulting in death (necrosis) of the muscle tissue

© PETER GARDINER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Muscles of the neck

Muscles of the neck, historical artwork. The upper figure shows the front of the neck with the skin and fascia (connective tissue) removed to expose the musculature (red) and tendons. The lower figure shows the muscles on the front and side of the neck as the head is twisted to its right. The left clavicle (collar bone) is exposed on both figures. The trachea (windpipe, white) is in the centre of the neck. Overlying the trachea is the thyroid gland, which secretes hormones to control the rate of metabolism. The major neck muscle from the ear to the base of the neck is the sternocleidomastoid. Published in The Muscles of the Human Body... by Jones Quain in 1836

© SHEILA TERRY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Cutaway model of face

Model of face. Cutaway model of the human face, seen in profile. The internal carotid artery (red, lower right) supplies the forehead, nose, eyes and middle ear with oxygenated blood. In adults there are 32 teeth (yellow, centre left), which are embedded in the jaw bones. The spherical eyeball (upper left) lies in a cavity in the skull known as an orbit. Its movements are controlled by three pairs of extrinsic muscles (thick brown strips). The nasal cavity (pink, upper left) is lined with a mucous membrane that contains the olfactory cells responsible for smell

© VICTOR DE SCHWANBERG/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY