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Title: Prosecution of the dissection of the long nerves into the thorax and abdomen
Description: An image of a dissection to show the nervous system in the thorax and abdomen. Many of the internal organs and structures have been removed to show the layout more clearly. The organs shown are labelled and include the aorta (B), subclavian arteries (D and G), carotid arteries (E and F), iliac arteries (O), spleen (P), and left kidney (Q). The nerves of the area and the sympathetic nervous system are shown and individually labelled, and include the intercostal nerves (9), the splachnic nerves (10), and the solar plexus (14). The text describes how to carry out the dissection and details of the nerves. The rest of the volume deals with the anatomy of the human body, its observation through dissection, and signs of disease. It contains a number of other illustrations taken from dissections, and detailed descriptions of the parts of the body and their appearance.
Categories: Anatomy, Anatomy/ Nervous system, Anatomy/ Heart and blood vessels, Anatomy/ Genitalia and urinary tract, Anatomy/ Lymphatic system  
Catalogue record:

"A system of dissection: explaining the anatomy of the human body, the manner of displaying the parts, and their varieties in disease vol. 2: the dissections of the arm, of the neck and face, of the nervous system of the viscera, and of the brain", Charles Bell (1801)
Date of original image publication: 01/01/1801
Colour: Monochrome
Illustrator: Bell, Charles
Subject headings: Nervous system , Cardiovascular system , Abdomen , Thorax , Anatomy , Viscera , Urogenital system , Lymphatic system
Rights : Copyright Discovery Library 2008
Publisher: Discovery Library