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  • The bones of the human skeleton: the skull and the vertebrae. Engraving, 1686.
  • Three sections of vertebrae. Coloured aquatint by Bennett after J. Harrison, c. 1820.
  • Ribs and vertebrae: seven figures. Ink and watercolour, 1830/1835?, after W. Cheselden, ca. 1733.
  • Ligaments to the vertebrae: eight figures. Line engraving by A. Bell after J. Weitbrecht, 1798.
  • Dorsal vertebrae: eight figures. Watercolour, pencil and crayon drawing by J.C. Whishaw, ca. 1853.
  • Individual bones of the human skull, with vertebrae. Etching by Martin after J. Gamelin, 1778/1779.
  • The first and second cervical vertebrae. Watercolour, pencil and crayon drawing by J.C. Whishaw, 1852.
  • Spine, ribcage and pelvis, with eight figures illustrating vertebrae. Lithograph by Battistelli after C. Squanquerillo, 1837.
  • Anatomy and botany; top, hyoid bone and vertebrae; left, vertebral column; right, gentian. Coloured engraving, 1834-1837.
  • Bones of the spine, ribcage and sacrum: nine figures, including vertebrae, ribs and coccyx. Etching, ca. 1871.
  • Pathologic lesions on Mesozoic reptiles- Lesions of Spondylitis deformans uniting 2 caudal vertebrae of a giant dinosaur, Diplodocus, etc.
  • Bones of the spine: eleven figures, showing the spine and individual vertebrae. Etching by or after J. Gamelin, 1778/1779.
  • Ligaments attached to the ribs (above) and to the vertebrae (below): three figures. Line engraving by A. Bell after J. Weitbrecht, 1798.
  • Ligaments around the lower jaw, and between the head and the vertebrae: six figures. Line engraving by A. Bell after J. Weitbrecht, 1798.
  • Fossilized skeleton of a water-dwelling dinosaur, with an outline drawing below, showing the vertebrae at life-size. Lithograph by G. Scharf, 18--.
  • Bones of the skull, vertebrae and sacrum: six figures. Pencil drawing by J.C. Zeller ca. 1833 (?) after G. del Medico, 1811.
  • The skeleton of a friar in the role of Death as the reaper, surrounded by skulls, ribs and vertebrae, in a chapel. Photograph.
  • The sacrum, shown with the second, third and fifth lumbar vertebrae: four figures. Watercolour, pencil and crayon drawing by J.C. Whishaw, 1853.
  • The body of a man seen from behind with the trunk dissected to reveal the vertebrae, ribs and viscera. Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1869.
  • An écorché, seen from the front, with proportions marked, and (left) cranium and cervical vertebrae, with proportions of body. Engraving by C. Paroli, after a drawing by Michelangelo, 1760-1770.
  • A nude figure seen from the back with a spinal column of eighteen vertebrae exposed, with the nerves that radiate from it visible. Process print, 1926, after a manuscript illustration, 1345.
  • Complete skeleton of a flamingo (Phoenicopteridae). Flamingos are tall wading birds with long, delicate legs and downturned bills. They also have long, curved necks which are made up of multiple vertebrae as seen here. The flamingo is 62 cm from ground to shoulder.
  • Papanicolaou stained smear of a C2 vertebral chordomal mass, microscopy. Chordomas are cancers formed of cells which resemble those of the notochord (spine) of a developing foetus. Although they can present anywhere within the spine and skull, the majority grow in the sacral region of the spine, corresponding to the lower back. This image shows a Papanicolaou (pap) stained smear obtained from a needle biopsy of a chordoma of the C2 vertebrae, located at the top of the neck just underneath the base of the skull.
  • Vertebral column: two figures showing front and side views. Line engraving by A. Bell after J.-J. Sue, 1798.
  • Vertebral column: two figures showing front and side views. Line engraving by A. Bell after J.-J. Sue, 1798.
  • Acumoxa chart: Location of dazhui, feishu and ganshu points
  • Mouse embryo
  • Mouse embryo
  • Muscles of the back and abdomen. Engraving, 1686, after Gérard de Lairesse, 1685.
  • Torso: cross-section indicating the nerves, organs, arteries and bones, in various colours. Coloured line engraving by H. Mutlow, 1808.