Small intestine. 19th century artwork of the duodenum, the first section of the small intestine. Nerves are white, arteries are red and veins are blue
Small intestine. 19th century artwork of the duodenum, the first section of the small intestine. Nerves are white, arteries are red and veins are blue. The globular structures are lymph tissue. Part of the liver (red) and gallbaldder (yellow) are at top left. This anatomical artwork is plate 24 from volume 5 (1839) of 'Traite complet de l'anatomie de l'homme' (1831-1854). This 8-volume anatomy atlas was produced by the French physician and anatomist Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797-1849). The illustrations were by Nicolas-Henri Jacob (1781-1871).
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