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The Color Atlas of
Human Anatomy
Edited by Vanio Vannini and Giuliano Pogliani
Translated and revised by Dr. Richard T.Jolly,
M.B., B.S.. M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (London)
450iIlustrations
Recent swift advances in technology and
medical science have radically changed our
view and understandingofthe human body.
The ColorAtlasofHumanAnatomypresents
this new view and understandingtothe layman
in vivid, graphic renderings.
This generously illustrated description ofthe
human body's anatomy and physiology begins
with varieties ofhuman tissue- muscle, bone,
blood, spleen, lymphatic tissues. From there it
proceedstoexplainthe locomotor systems
(how bones and muscles work together); then,
the circulation,theendocrine(glandular)
system,the nerves,the special sensesofsight,
smell,taste, hearing, andtouch,the respiratory
system, thedigestive system, andthe
urogenital system. Both color and black-and-
white are used, butcolor work predominates.
There is also an extensive and helpful index.
The 450drawings, diagrams, and
photographs illuminate and aid scientific
knowledge. Chartsoflarge body parts, such as
the muscles vital in walking orjogging, are
accompanied bydetaileddiagrams-ofthe
kneejoint,forinstance. Electron
microphotographs(such as across section of
skeletal muscle), computer-assisted
tomography(CAT-scans, useful forexamining
the brain), and scintigrams (bone scans) are
used in conjunction with illustrations produced
by more traditional methods ofseeing and
analyzingthe body.
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THE COLOR
ATLAS
HUMAN
ANATOMY
OF
Edited by Vanio Vannini and Giuliano Pogliani
Translated and revised bv
Dr. Richard T. Jolly. M.B.. B.S.. M.R.C.S..L.R.C.P. (London)
BEEKMAN HOUSE
PUBLISHER'S NOTE
This is not a medical text but a general introduction for the
layman which presents the human body graphically and
dramatically. It should serve to stimulate the reader's
curiosity and lead himtofurtherstudyandexploration.
Originally published in 1979 as
NuovoAtlanteDelCorpo Umano
Edited by Vanio Vannini and Giuliano Pogliani
b\ Gruppo Editoriale Fabbri S.p.A.. Milan. Italy.
Copyright £ on theseries "Biblioteca medica" 1979
Gruppo Editoriale Fabbri S.p.A.. Milano '- on the
volume"Nuovoatlantedelcorpoumano" 1979Gruppo
Editoriale FabbriS.p.A.. Milano- firsteditionin "II
dizionariodella medicina I 1978 Gruppo Editoriale
Fabbri S.p.A.. Milano.
Translation and revision copyright « 1980 bv
Dr. RichardT.Jolly.
All rights reserved.
Thisedition ispublished by Beekman House.
adivision ofCrown Publishers. Inc.,
byarrangementwith GruppoEditoriale FabbriS.p.A.. Milano.
cdefgh
BEEKMAN 1980 EDITION
This book is setin Photon Times.
Madeand printed in Italy byGruppoEditoriale Fabbri S.p.A.. Milano
Library ofCongressCatalogingin Publication Data
Main entr\ under title:
The Coloraliasofhuman anatomy.
"OriginalK published as Nuovo atlante del
corpo umano."
Includes indev
I.Anatomy, Human—Atlases. 1. Vannini,
TV.anio(.DMII.\1Po°li1a.nAi.naGituolimayn—o.AtlaIsIeI.s.JolKQ.SlR7icNh9a7rd3)
QM25.C64 611 " 80-68640
ISBN 0-517-31934-9
Contents
page
Thenew methodsofinvestigation 2 Theendocrine system 41
Theoptical microscope 2 Pituitary 42
Thermography 3 Thyroid 44
X-rays and radioactivity 4 Pancreas 46
Ultrasound 6 Adrenals 47
Computermapping 6 Testes 48
Computer assisted tomography 7 Ovaries 49
Theelectron microscope 8 Parathyroids, pineal andthymus 50
Endoscopy g
The nervous system 51
Cells 9 Central nervous system 54
Peripheral nervous system 61
Tissues 13
Epithelialtissue 13 Thespecial senses 63
Musculartissue 15 Vision 64
Nervetissue 16 Smell 68
Connectivetissue 16 Taste 69
Bone 16 Hearing 70
Blood 17 Touch 72
Thespleen 18
Lymphatictissue 18 Therespiratoryapparatus 73
Thelocomotorsystem 19 Thedigestive system 81
Bones 20
Muscles 25 The urogenital system 97
Joints 31
INDEX 103
Thecirculation 33
The heart 34
Vessels 36
INTRODUCTION
Human curiosity, when turned on the self, has taken looked. He constructed and experimented with models
many forms - anthropology, psychology, the writing to demonstrate how bodily systems functioned.
of biography, for example. Perhaps the most telling of His successor in the field of scientific anatonn was
such explorations is the examination of the human Andreas Vesalius. At age 29 in 1543. Vesalius pub
form, which constitutes the study ofanatomy. lished his seven-volume De humani corporis fabrica
In the line ofartists, doctors, and teachers who have (On the Fabric of the Human Body). As 1 eonardo
refined or revolutionized the science of human had, Vesalius worked from actual anatomical disaec
anatomy, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) led the way. tion. He drew beautiful large, detailed anatomical
That most eminent and gifted Renaissance man was charts, showing bones and muscles ;is the\ looked in
certainly a revolutionary, with his drawings, ac- motion. He used these to teach Ins students ;it Padua.
complished from dissections, of the principal bones Italy. In his Fabrica, he carefully integrated text and
and muscles of the body and with his analytic studies drawings. Students and professors immediatel)
of the eye. Of course, Leonardo was fascinated as realized the worth of Vesalius' drawings, which were
much by the way things worked as he was by how they widelj copied. Vesalius hmiseli. a battlefield surgeon as
.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE
This is not a medical text but a general introduction for the
layman which presents the human body graphically and
dramatically. It should serve to stimulate the reader's
curiosity and lead himtofurtherstudy andexploration.
Originally published in 1979 as
XuovoAtlanteDelCorpo Umano
Edited by Vanio Vannini andGiuliano Pogliani
b\ Gruppo Editoriale Fabbri S.p.A.. Milan. Italy.
Copyright i on theseries "Bibliotecamedica" 1979
GruppoEditoriale FabbriS.p.A.. Milano - on the
volume"Nuovoatlante delcorpoumano" 1979Gruppo
Editoriale FabbriS.p.A.. Milano- firstedition in"II
dizionariodella medicina - 1978 GruppoEditoriale
Fabbri S.p.A.. Milano.
Translation andrevision copvright e 1980bv
Dr. Richard T.Jolly.
All rights reserved.
Thisedition is published by Beekman House.
adivisionofCrown Publishers. Inc..
b\ arrangementwith GruppoEditoriale FabbriS.p.A.. Milano.
cdefg h
BEEKMAN 1980EDITION
This book is setin Photon Times.
Madeand printed in Italy byGruppoEditoriale Fabbri S.p.A.. Milano
Library ofCongress Catalogingin Publication Data
Main entr\ undertitle:
TheColoratlasofhuman anatom\
"Originally published a- Nuovoatlantedel
corpo umano."
Includes index.
1. Anatomy. Human—Aliases. 1. \annini.
Vanio. II. Pogliani,Giuliano. III. Jollv. Richard
T (DNLM: 1.Anatomy—Atlases. QSI7N973)
QM2f \ 611 8640
ISBN >34-9
Contents
page
Thenew methodsofinvestigation 2 Theendocrine system 41
Theoptical microscope 2 Pituitary 42
Thermography 3 Thyroid 44
X-rays and radioactivity 4 Pancreas 46
Ultrasound 6 Adrenals 47
Computer mapping 6 Testes 48
Computer assistedtomography 7 Ovaries 49
Theelectron microscope 8 Parathyroids, pineal and thymus 50
Endoscopy 8
Thenervous system 51
Cells 9 Central nervous system 54
Peripheral nervous system 61
Tissues 13
Epithelial tissue 13 The special senses 63
Musculartissue 15 Vision 64
Nervetissue 16 Smell 68
Connectivetissue 16 Taste 69
Bone 16 Hearing 70
Blood 17 Touch 72
Thespleen 18
Lymphatictissue 18 The respiratory apparatus 73
Thelocomotorsystem 19 Thedigestive system 81
Bones 20
Muscles 25 Theurogenital system 97
Joints 31
INDEX 103
Thecirculation 33
Theheart 34
Vessels 36
INTRODUCTION
Human curiosity, when turned on the self, has taken looked. He constructed and experimented with models
many forms - anthropology, psychology, the writing to demonstrate how bodily systems functioned.
of biography, for example. Perhaps the most telling of His successor in the field of scientific anatomy was
such explorations is the examination of the human Andreas Vesalius. At age 29 in 1543. Vesalius pub
form, which constitutes the study ofanatomy. lished his seven-volume De humani corporis fabrica
In the line ofartists, doctors, and teachers who have (On the Fabric of the Human Body). As Leonardo
refined or revolutionized the science of human had, Vesalius worked from actual anatomical dissec-
anatomy, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) led the way. tion. He drew beautiful large, detailed anatomical
That most eminent and gifted Renaissance man was charts, showing bones and muscles as they looked in
certainly a revolutionary, with his drawings, ac- motion. He used these to teach his students at Padua.
complished from dissections, of the principal bones Italy. In his Fabrica. he carefully integrated text and
and muscles of the body and with his analytic studies drawings. Students and professors immediate!)
of the eye. Of course, Leonardo was fascinated as realized the worth of Vesalius' drawings, which weft
much by the way things worked as he was by how they widely copied. Vesalius himself, a battlefield surgeon as
INTRODUCTION
well as a great teacher, was greatly in demand as a produces scintigrams, looking rather like impression-
physician to European princes. istic wiggly-lined crewelwork and shown here mostly
in the centuries since Vesalius, medical knowledge as bone scans.
of human anatomy has expanded enormously and Besides these radiologic tools, there are other new
books have dramatically chronicled this knowledge. medical-analytical methods. Computer mapping ofthe
Among the major scientists making new discoveries body, by using two cameras clamped together to
was William Harvey (1578-1657), lecturer on anat- follow bodily contour lines, can show growth or
omy and physician to James I and Charles I of response to therapy. Ultrasound, or sonar, can beam
England. Harvey had studied at Padua, a mere genera- sound into body cavities and map the response. It can,
tion or so after Vesalius had taught there. Returning to for example, picture the fetus in the womb without
England, he began work, sometime before 1616, to injuring it.
trace the circulation of the blood and in 1628 pub- Thermography, heat-sensitive photography, is parti-
lished his findings: that the heart pumps blood ahd that cularly useful in locating tumors. With thermography,
blood circulates to and from parts ofthe body through parts ofthe body appear as islands in surrounding seas
arteries and veins. of vivid color. In fact, the colors and patterns of the
Many other scientists have helped decipher the func- newer anatomical illustrations in The Color Atlas are
tioning of the human body, that most intricate and often very beautiful.
vital of all mazes. Many of these scientists have The searching clinical eye can magnify and probe,
focused on microscopic details of body machinery. It also. The optical microscope and the powerful electron
was left to the nineteenth-century surgeon. Sir Henry microscope extend sight into minute details. The glass
Gray, to produce a classical overall manual combin- fibers of endoscopy make it possible to see into a
ing anatomy and surgical practice. Gray, long con- hollow human organ.
nected with St. George's Hospital. London, was The book's generously illustrated description of the
famous in his day for his work on the retina, the endo- human body's anatomy and physiology begins with
crine glands, and the spleen. He is most famous in varieties ofhuman tissue— muscle, bone, blood, spleen,
modern times and with class after class ofmedical stu- lymphatic tissues. From there it proceeds to explain the
dents for his Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical locomotor systems (how bones and muscles work to-
(1858), a lucidly written book with splendidly drawn gether); then, the circulation, the endocrine (glandular)
illustrations. system, the nerves, the special senses of sight, smell,
The swift technological advances of modern times taste, hearing, and touch, the respiratory system, the
have profited all the sciences, but especially medicine. digestive system, and the urogenital system. Both color
With new technology, the trained eye can see clearly and black and white are used, but color work pre-
into the human body. As is true of surgery and diag- dominates. The text is brief, and an explanation nearly
nostic medicine, the science of picturing human always applies to an illustration on the same double
anatomy today is flourishing. Older techniques are spread ofpages.
combined with much newer approaches, to create a To learn the language of anatomy, as illustrated
multiple view ofseveral dimensions ofthe various body here, broadens understanding ofbody processes and of
systems. This is the view afforded in The Color Atlas diseases. How and why people shiver in winter, what
ofHuman Anatomy, which is not a medical text but is are the causes and aspect of goiter, how does insulin
a summarized graphic and dramatic way oflooking at affect metabolism, what are some of the new pos-
the human body. Its appeal is to the intelligent lay- sibilities of correcting eye troubles, how are a child's
man. tonsils and adenoids removed? Beyond demonstrating
Drawings, diagrams, and photographs in this atlas the complex wonder ofour bodies, the atlas sheds light
are illuminated by the newer knowledge, while some of on these specific health problems and several more,
them reflect older techniques, such as X-ray therapy. while indicating the areas where science still finds
Diagnosticians have long used X-ray photography. human anatomy mysterious.
Now they can add to their analytic aid computer- Above all, this pictorial presentation ofanatomy can
assisted tomography, known as CAT-scans. In these, help make it clear to the lay reader how the muscles
an X-ray source is rotated through 180 degrees and and nerves function, what is the course offood through
the results conveyed to a computer. This has especi- the body, and other facets ofthe ordinary yet miracu-
ally eased analysis of brain malfunction. Another new lous body mechanics and chemistry that govern every-
tool, the crystal scintillator, utilizing radioisotopes, ^xistence.
