Anatomists
Anatomy is to physiology as geography is to history; it describes the theatre of events - Jean Francois Fernel
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The Science of Anatomy Is Undergoing a Major Revival
From the 16th century until the 19th century, human anatomy was one of the top research fields. Anatomist Jean Francois Fernel, who invented the word “physiology,” wrote in 1542: Anatomy is to physiology as geography is to history; it describes the theatre of events.
This analogy justified the study of anatomy for many early scientists, some of whom also sought to understand it to bring them closer to understanding the nature of God. Anatomy gained impetus, even catapulting scientists such as Thomas Henry Huxley (“Darwin’s bulldog”) into celebrity status, from the realization that organisms had a common evolutionary history and thus their anatomy did too. Comparative anatomy…
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Anatomicum: Oral and Craniofacial Histology
Anatomy and histology for medical and dental students.
Exquisite, Disturbing Objects From 500 Years of Human Anatomical Science
For centuries people have been simultaneously fascinated by what's inside the human body and squeamish about getting close enough to a cadaver to actually find out. "There's this tension between the desire to know, and what it takes to get that knowledge," said David Jones, a historian of science at Harvard Medical School and one of the curators of a new exhibit on the history of anatomy at Harvard's Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments.
Mummy Head, Europe’s Oldest-Known Preserved Human Dissection, To Go On Display
In the second century, an ethnically Greek Roman named Galen became doctor to the gladiators. His glimpses into the human body via these warriors’ wounds, combined with much more systematic dissections of animals, became the basis of Islamic and European medicine for centuries.
The Secret Lives of Cadavers
How lifeless bodies become life-saving tools.
The Virtual Reality App That Could Do Away With Medical Cadavers
Just as Leonardo Da Vinci's 1500s sketches of human anatomy revolutionised early medicine, a new virtual reality app is pushing the field of anatomy into the future.
The Science of Anatomy Is Undergoing a Major Revival
Only two decades ago, when I was starting my PhD studies at the University of California in Berkeley, there was talk about the death of anatomy as a research subject. That hasn’t happened. Instead the science of anatomy has undergone a renaissance lately, sparking renewed interest not just among researchers but also the public.
Anatomage
The Anatomage Table is the most technologically advanced anatomy visualization system for anatomy education and is being adopted by many of the world’s leading medical schools and institutions.
Anatomy Guy
Extensive collection of videos.
Street Anatomy
Showcasing human anatomy in art, design + pop culture.
ZygoteBody
ZygoteBody https://zygotebody.com/ Learning anatomy has never been so easy. In true 3D, you can literally see any combination of anatomical features! View any muscle and bone combination to easily learn origins and insertions. View any joint, organ or system to learn about how your body works and cut away layers of anatomy to see the human body from a completely unique perspective!
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