Anatomy  

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Frontispiece to De Cultu Sacrosancti Cordis Dei ac Domini Nostri Jesu Christi, 1726 by Charles-Joseph Natoire

Frontispiece for the 1638 edition of The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

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Anatomy (from the Greek anatomia, from ana: separate, apart from, and temnein, to cut up, cut open) is the branch of biology that is the consideration of the structure of living things. Anatomy should not be confused with histopathology (also called anatomical pathology or morbid anatomy), which is the study of the gross and microscopic appearances of diseased organs.

In painting

• Anatomy lesson of Dr. Willem van der Meer, 1617
• The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp by Rembrandt shows an anatomy lesson taking place in Amsterdam in 1632.
• The Anatomist, (1869) by Gabriel von Max
• Péan and his surgery class before operation (1887) by Henri Gervex
• The Agnew Clinic (1889) by American artist Thomas Eakins
• Heart's Anatomy (1890) by Enrique Simonet
• History and bibliography of anatomic illustration in its relation to anatomic science and the graphic arts

See also

• Human anatomy
• Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical drawings
• Early modern anatomy

General anatomy:

• Anatomical terms of location
• Body plan
• History of anatomy
• Important publications in anatomy

Human anatomy:

• List of human anatomical parts named after people