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History of anatomy

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People have studied bodies for a long time.

Dissection of a Cadaver.jpg
Dissection of a Cadaver.jpg
They wanted to see how we work. Long ago, people in Egypt wrote about the heart. Doctors still study bodies to help us stay well. It is a big job! Do you want to learn more?

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File:Dissection of a Cadaver.jpg
Dissection of a Cadaver.jpg
File:Hieroglyphic-brain.png
Hieroglyphic-brain.png
File:Galen finding skeleton. Wellcome L0013635.jpg
Galen finding skeleton. Wellcome L0013635.jpg
File:Leonardo da Vinci - RCIN 919000, Verso The bones and muscles of the arm c.1510-11.jpg
Leonardo da Vinci - RCIN 919000, Verso...
File:Portrait of Andreas Vesalius, half-length in profile standing in front of a table dissecting the arm of a body; frontispiece to Andreas Vesalius 'De humani corporis fabrica libri septem' MET DP853465.jpg
Portrait of Andreas Vesalius, half-length...
File:William Harvey (1578-1657) Venenbild.jpg
William Harvey (1578-1657) Venenbild.jpg
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