Before Andreas Vesalius published his landmark title on human anatomy, The Fabric of the Human Body, in 1543, it was a commonly held belief that men had one less rib than women.(As the biblical ...

Herophilus of Chalcedon (∼ 300 bc) is called the father of anatomy because he was the first known person to dissect human and animal bodies in public, identifying several organs.He remains ...

The drawing depicts the body’s perfect geometry and is likely the most widely recognized anatomical sketch of all time. But it’s just one of hundreds of anatomy sketches that the artist ...

The mere mention of Leonardo da Vinci evokes genius. We know him as a polymath whose interests spanned astronomy, geology, ...

A third shape hidden in the infamous Vitruvian Man drawing suggests an even deeper understanding of human anatomy than ...

As we all possess a body, we think we know what it looks like. When we draw it, we bring to bear that prior knowledge and we draw that rather than the exactitude of the arm or leg that’s in ...

Learning to draw different body types is essential for creating diverse, believable characters. It involves understanding human anatomy, proportions, and the way weight, muscle, and skeletal ...

The largest exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of the human body goes on display in the Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace this week. So how accurate were they? During his lifetime ...

This geometric figure — first identified by dentist William Bonwill in 1864 — is formed by connecting the two points where ...

Anatomical position is a specific body position used when describing human anatomy. It’s often used by healthcare professionals to help discuss parts of the body in a clear and consistent manner.

Anatomy, the study of the structure of the human body, is one of the most important courses in the education of physicians and other health professionals. In most of these fields, the study of anatomy ...