About this deck
Of the systems of the human body — twelve plates & a colophon Ex Officina · Anno MMXXVI Plate II — Numerus Corporis The body in numbers Corpus humanum — an inventory of the parts Before naming the systems, consider the magnitude. The human body is a city of cells, a refinery of chemistry, a cartography of vessels — reckoned here in round figures, as the old anatomists were fond of doing. Key sections include: Anatomia humana; The body in numbers; The skeletal system; The muscular system; The cardiovascular system; The respiratory system; The digestive system; The nervous system; The endocrine system; The immune system.