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Superficial arteries and veins of the face and scalp.

Human anatomy. Lists of body parts, systems, and organs.

bones of the human hand

muscles of the forearm; human muscle system

muscles of the upper arm; human muscle system

human skull and neck

cutaneous nerves of the head and neck

lymphatic system of the head and neck

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How Fast Is the Universe Expanding?

Red blood cells in vein, circulatory system

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Dr. Maria Telkes, September 4, 1956.

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Law legal system crime concept with gavel and scales of justice with books in the background. (mallet, judicial system).

What Are the Differences Between First-, Second-, and Third-Degree Murder?

Sydney New Years Eve Fireworks

Why Does the New Year Start on January 1?

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

Young boys working in a thread spinning mill in Macon, Georgia, 1909. Boys are so small they have to climb onto the spinning frame to reach and fix broken threads and put back empty bobbins. Child labor. Industrial revolution

The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution

David Cameron. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom talk during the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013

What’s the Difference Between a President and a Prime Minister?

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

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Superficial arteries and veins of the face and scalp.

Human anatomy. Lists of body parts, systems, and organs.

bones of the human hand

muscles of the forearm; human muscle system

muscles of the upper arm; human muscle system

human skull and neck

cutaneous nerves of the head and neck

lymphatic system of the head and neck

How are different systems of the human body connected?

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William Harvey

William Harvey

English physician

Emanuel Swedenborg

Emanuel Swedenborg

Swedish philosopher

Galen of Pergamum

Galen

Greek physician

Sarpi, detail of a portrait (the black spot on his face covers the scar from an unsuccessful attempt on his life in 1607); in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, Eng.

Paolo Sarpi

Italian theologian

Andreas Vesalius

Andreas Vesalius

Belgian physician

Sir Richard Owen, detail of an oil painting by H.W. Pickersgill, 1845; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

Richard Owen

British anatomist and paleontologist

Florence Sabin, c. 1915.

Florence Rena Sabin

American anatomist

Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

French naturalist

Albrecht von Haller, detail of an engraving by Ambroise Tardieu after a portrait by Sigmund Freudenberger

Albrecht von Haller

Swiss biologist

John Hunter, detail of an oil painting by J. Jackson after Sir Joshua Reynolds; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

John Hunter

British surgeon

Sir Gavin de Beer

British zoologist

Steno, Nicolaus

Nicolaus Steno

Danish geologist

Weber, Ernst Heinrich

Ernst Heinrich Weber

German physiologist

Franciscus Sylvius

Franciscus Sylvius

German physician

Gaspard Bauhin

Gaspard Bauhin

Swiss physician and botanist

Bichat, detail of an engraving

Marie-François-Xavier Bichat

French anatomist and physiologist

Matteo Colombo, oil painting by an unknown artist

Matteo Realdo Colombo

Italian physician

Friedrich Gustav Jacob Henle

German pathologist

Mohl, lithograph after a drawing by J. Kull, c. 1850

Hugo von Mohl

German botanist

Morgagni, engraving by Giovanni Volpato

Giovanni Battista Morgagni

Italian anatomist and pathologist

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greylag. Flock of Greylag geese during their winter migration at Bosque del Apache National Refugee, New Mexico. greylag goose (Anser anser)

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Muscles of facial expression, human anatomy, (Netter replacement project - SSC). Human face, human head.

Characteristics of the Human Body

3d illustration human heart. Adult Anatomy Aorta Black Blood Vessel Cardiovascular System Coronary Artery Coronary Sinus Front View Glowing Human Artery Human Heart Human Internal Organ Medical X-ray Myocardium

Human Organs

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The Human Body

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