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The anatomy of a brain dissection
Dissecting the brain after death not only helps confirm a diagnosis, but it can also teach us so much more about the symptoms and causes of brain diseases and how to treat them.
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Ken’s ten: looking back at ten years of Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Collection founder Ken Arnold picks his favourite exhibits.
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Human skull: side view. Watercolour, ink and pencil drawing by J.C. Whishaw, ca. 1854.
Whishaw, J. C., 1833-1895.Date: 1854Reference: 580116iPart of: Anatomy and pathology drawings.- Pictures
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Human skull: three-quarter view. Watercolour, ink and pencil drawing by J.C. Whishaw, ca. 1854.
Whishaw, J. C., 1833-1895.Date: 1854Reference: 580118iPart of: Anatomy and pathology drawings.- Pictures
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Interior of the base of the human skull. Watercolour and pencil drawing, by J.C. Whishaw, 1852.
Whishaw, J. C., 1833-1895.Date: 1854/03/16Reference: 580125iPart of: Anatomy and pathology drawings.- Pictures
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Base of the skull, with details showing the lower jaw. Watercolour, ink and pencil drawing by J.C. Whishaw, 1854.
Whishaw, J. C., 1833-1895.Date: 1854/02/25Reference: 580021iPart of: Anatomy and pathology drawings.- Pictures
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Dissection of the skull and nasal cavities. Pen and ink drawing, copied by J.C. Whishaw, ca. 1852.
Whishaw, J. C., 1833-1895.Date: 1852Reference: 580072iPart of: Anatomy and pathology drawings.