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The Visible Human Project is an effort to create a detailed data set of cross-sectional photographs of the human body, in order to facilitate anatomy visualization applications. It is used as a tool for the progression of medical findings, in which these findings link anatomy to its audiences. [ 1 ]
Gross anatomy (also called topographical anatomy, regional anatomy, or anthropotomy) is the study of anatomical structures that can be seen by unaided vision. Microscopic anatomy is the study of minute anatomical structures assisted with microscopes, and includes histology (the study of the organization of tissues), and cytology (the study of ...
The discipline of anatomy can be subdivided into a number of branches, including gross or macroscopic anatomy and microscopic anatomy. [9] Gross anatomy is the study of structures large enough to be seen with the naked eye, and also includes superficial anatomy or surface anatomy, the study by sight of the external body features.
The skeletal muscles of the body typically come in seven different general shapes. This figure shows the human body with the major muscle groups labeled. The gross anatomy of a muscle is the most important indicator of its role in the body. One particularly important aspect of gross anatomy of muscles is pennation or lack thereof. In most ...
The term visible difference is a more neutral, encompassing descriptor for any physical characteristic that sets an individual apart from what is generally considered the societal norm. [4] This could be due to congenital conditions, acquired conditions, diseases, or even personal choices like tattoos or piercings.
ZygoteBody, formerly Google Body, is a web application by Zygote Media Group that renders manipulable 3D anatomical models of the human body. Several layers, from muscle tissues down to blood vessels , can be removed or made transparent to allow better study of individual body parts.
The Visible Man, science fiction stories by Gardner Dozois 1975; Visible Man, novel about racism by George Gilder 1978; Becoming a Visible Man, Jamison Green 2004; The Visible Man, novel by Chuck Klosterman 2011; Visible Man, biography of Henry Dumas by Jeffrey B. Leak 2014; The Visible Man, comic series in 2000 AD (comics)