Posts tagged illustration

Colonoscopy.

There is such a thing as too much information. For children, there is also such a thing as too much, too soon. Cover your eyes, boys and girls. This could get very interesting…

Cerebellar Dissection.

There is just something amazing about these illustrations. To realize the time and care the artist took in crafting these anatomical plates is humbling.

Plate 81 from The anatomy of the arteries of the human body, with its applications to pathology and operative surgery by Richard Quain.

When I look at this illustration, I am truly impressed with the detail of it all. I also find myself unable to shake the thoughts of compartment syndrome, necrotizing fasciitis, and deep vein thrombosis as I inspect its details, says the medical mind that does not know when to quit.

Heart by Aleksandr Kuskov.

The heart is special. In a lifetime, our hearts will beat over 2 billion times. It is a pump, a hard working machine, that drives us through the day and night, through the good and bad. It is the first organ to fully function when we are conceived; it is one of the last organs to fail.

And of course, it is the only organ that falls in love.

Archer by Scott Eaton.

It is through the synchronous and collaborative efforts of every muscle in our body that makes our every day movements possible. 

Bruises by Buttersafe.

One treatment may certainly fit all but I am just more interested to know why this doctor was walking around with a scalpel in his pocket.

The Hypodermic Syringe by Mariana Silva.

An info-graphic about the history and culture of the hypodermic syringe from its creation to the present day. It is both educational and stylish.

Common Afflictions of Kitchen Appliances.

Never look at your kitchen appliances the same ever again. “Millions of appliance afflictions go undiagnosed every year.”

Chocolate Tumour.

Death by chocolatey goodness? That sounds about right.