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German anatomist Christian Wilhelm Braune revolutionized the study of human anatomy in the 19th century with his painstaking drawings of sectioned cadavers.

By | January 3, 2013

The title page from Topographisch-anatomischer Atlas : nach Durchschnitten an gefrornen Cadavern

The title page from Topographisch-anatomischer Atlas : nach Durchschnitten an gefrornen Cadavern

The title page from Topographisch-anatomischer Atlas : nach Durchschnitten an gefrornen Cadavern
A transverse section of the head, showing brain anatomy
A transverse section of the thorax at the shoulders
Transverse sections of the foot and shin
A mid-sagittal section through the female head and thorax
A mid-sagittal section through the male head and thorax
A mid-sagittal section through the male abdomen and reproductive organs
A mid-sagittal section through the female abdomen and reproductive organs
A coronal section of the pelvis
A sagittal section of the pregnant female body
A sagittal section of the pregnant female body
Fully developed fetus

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Images from Christian Wilhelm Braune's Topographisch-anatomischer Atlas, nach Durchschnitten an gefrornen Cadavern and Die Lage des Uterus und Foetus Ende der Schwangerschaft, nach durchschnitten an Gefrornen Cadavern., Leipzig : Verlag von Veit & Comp., 1872

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