Shorts
Description: The functional unit of the kidney traced across cortex and medulla: glomerulus and Bowman's capsule, afferent and efferent arterioles, macula densa, proximal tubule, loop of Henle, distal tubule, collecting duct and vasa recta, colour-coded by segment. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: A coronal section of the kidney through the hilum: capsule, cortex, renal pyramids and papillae, renal columns, minor and major calyces, pelvis, sinus fat, renal artery and vein, interlobar arteries and ureter. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: The anterior and posterior pituitary and their hypothalamic control: hypothalamic nuclei, hypophyseal portal system, infundibulum and neurosecretory tract, the cell types of the adenohypophysis, and a reference table of all pituitary hormones. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis from stress to cortisol: CRH, ACTH, the zones of the adrenal cortex, the systemic effects of cortisol, negative feedback loops and the circadian cortisol rhythm. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: A cross-section of the colonic mucosa showing the dense microbial community of the lumen, the outer and inner mucus layers, goblet cells, an M cell over a Peyer's patch, IgA-secreting plasma cells and short-chain fatty acids fuelling the epithelium. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: The complete gastrointestinal tract and accessory organs within a stylised human silhouette: salivary glands, oral cavity, oesophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, duodenum, small intestine, colon, appendix and rectum. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: The tendon dissected level by level, from the whole tendon and fascicle to collagen fibre, fibril with its 67 nm D-period banding, microfibril and finally the tropocollagen triple helix, with the size of each level. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: A longitudinal section of a femur-type long bone showing epiphyses, metaphyses and diaphysis, articular cartilage, spongy bone with red marrow, epiphyseal lines, periosteum, compact bone, endosteum, the medullary cavity with yellow marrow and the nutrient artery. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: An anterior view of the right knee in flexion with the patella reflected: femoral condyles, tibia, fibula, medial and lateral menisci, anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments, collateral ligaments and the patellar ligament. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: Compact bone in transverse section: a field of osteons (Haversian systems) with central canals, concentric lamellae, osteocytes in lacunae, canaliculi and a Volkmann canal, together with a macroscopic diaphysis section and a disc of trabecular bone. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: A bone remodelling scene: a multinucleated osteoclast resorbing matrix in a Howship lacuna, a row of osteoblasts laying down osteoid, and osteocytes embedded in mineralised bone, linked by canaliculi, with a summary of each cell's origin and function. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: Three schematic eyes explaining refraction: the normal emmetropic eye focusing light on the retina, the myopic eye with focus in front of the retina and the hypermetropic eye with focus behind it, each shown uncorrected and corrected with a concave or convex lens. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: The course of the optic nerve from the globe to the chiasm, divided into its intraocular, intraorbital, intracanalicular and intracranial segments, with a detailed cross-section showing dura, arachnoid, subarachnoid space, pia mater, axon fascicles and the central retinal vessels. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: A complete sagittal section of the eyeball: cornea, iris, lens, ciliary body, zonules, chambers, vitreous, retina, choroid, sclera, macula, fovea, optic disc and nerve and the extraocular muscles. An inset details the layers of the retina, from ganglion cells to rods and cones. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: Four circular microscope fields in H&E colours showing epithelial, connective, muscle (skeletal, cardiac and smooth) and nervous tissue, each with a concise description of its structure and role. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: A classification chart of covering epithelia in H&E style: simple squamous, simple cuboidal, simple columnar, pseudostratified ciliated, stratified squamous and transitional epithelium, each with typical locations and functions. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: The microscopic events of acute inflammation at a post-capillary venule: margination, rolling, firm adhesion and transmigration of neutrophils, chemotaxis toward bacteria, mast-cell degranulation, exudate and phagocytosis, framed by the five cardinal signs from rubor to functio laesa. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: A coronal section of the heart showing the four chambers, valves, papillary muscles, chordae tendineae, septum and great vessels, with oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in red and blue. An inset presents the external anterior view with coronary vessels and the path of blood through the heart. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: A large ECG trace on classic millimetre grid paper, labelling the P, Q, R, S, T and U waves, the PR, QRS, ST, QT and TP intervals and segments with normal values, plus a normal sinus rhythm strip in lead II. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: The electrical system of the heart, from the sinoatrial node, internodal pathways and atrioventricular node to the bundle of His, bundle branches and Purkinje network. Below, the action potentials of each tissue are aligned in time with the surface ECG. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: A beautifully drawn Wiggers diagram tracing aortic, left ventricular and left atrial pressures, the ECG, left ventricular volume and the heart sounds S1, S2 and S3 across the phases of systole and diastole, with valve opening and closing events. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: Comparative histology of the three types of blood vessel. Cross-sections reveal the tunica intima, media and adventitia, the internal elastic lamina, endothelium, basement membrane and pericyte, with notes on lumen, wall, pressure and valves. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: A large, finely detailed ultrastructure of a resting lymphocyte: nucleus with heterochromatin, nucleolus and nuclear pores, Golgi apparatus, centrioles, mitochondria, lysosomes, rough ER, free ribosomes, microvilli and antigen receptors on the plasma membrane. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: A comparative chart of neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte, eosinophil and basophil, showing their appearance on a stained smear, proportion of the white cell count, size, morphology and main functions. A reference piece for anyone who reads blood films. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: The α2β2 haemoglobin tetramer with its four heme groups and central 2,3-BPG cavity, the chemical structure of heme B (Fe-protoporphyrin IX) and the sigmoid oxygen dissociation curve with P50 and left and right shifts. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: The full haematopoietic tree, from the self-renewing haematopoietic stem cell through multipotent, myeloid and lymphoid progenitors and precursors, to platelets, erythrocytes, granulocytes, monocytes, macrophages, B, T and NK lymphocytes. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: A clear overview of whole blood: a centrifuged haematocrit tube separating plasma, buffy coat and red cells, alongside microscopic views of erythrocytes, the five leukocytes and platelets, each with normal counts, size, lifespan and role. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: A striking three-dimensional rendering of the biconcave red blood cell, computed from the classic Evans–Fung profile. Panels show the face view with central pallor, an accurately dimensioned cross-section and the parachute shape adopted when squeezing through narrow capillaries. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: The five antibody isotypes compared side by side: IgG, IgD and IgE monomers, secretory IgA dimer with J chain and secretory component, and the IgM pentamer. Each class is annotated with its heavy chain, molecular weight, serum abundance and key biological function. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: A refined scientific plate presenting the six principal cells of human immunity: B lymphocyte, T lymphocyte, NK cell, macrophage, neutrophil and dendritic cell. Each cell is drawn with its characteristic nucleus, granules and surface receptors, and labelled with its role in innate or adaptive immunity. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: A side-by-side comparison of the two arms of adaptive immunity. From antigen presentation by a dendritic cell, the plate follows B-cell activation, clonal expansion, plasma cells and antibody effector functions on one side, and cytotoxic T-cell activation, target-cell killing and macrophage activation on the other, with a summary comparison table. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels
Description: An elegant pathway diagram of the complement system: classical, lectin and alternative activation routes converging on C3, the C3 and C5 convertases, anaphylatoxins C3a and C5a, opsonisation by C3b and the membrane attack complex C5b-9 perforating a lipid bilayer. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: A detailed anatomy of immunoglobulin G showing heavy and light chains, variable and constant domains, CDR loops, hinge region, disulfide bonds, the N-linked glycan and the Fab and Fc regions bound to an antigen. A lower panel illustrates the proteolytic fragments obtained with papain and pepsin. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
Description: A great cycle runs from nomads to conquest, to a domed apogee, to decline, around the word ʿasabiyya. Why do empires rise and fall in a few generations? Group solidarity, ʿasabiyya, carries hardy newcomers to power. Luxury and the city slowly dissolve it; within three or four generations the dynasty decays, and new outsiders take its place. Source: Ibn Khaldūn, The Muqaddimah, 1377.
Description: Two paths, philosophy and revelation, wind up the same mountain to a single sun. Can philosophy and revelation lead to the same truth? Truth does not contradict truth. Ibn Rushd argued that demonstrative philosophy and scripture, rightly interpreted, converge, and his commentaries on Aristotle carried that conviction into Latin Europe. Source: Ibn Rushd (Averroes), Faṣl al-Maqāl, The Decisive Treatise, 1179.
Description: The character 仁, humaneness, glows at the centre of five paired relationships, from ruler and minister to friend and friend. Where does goodness live: in rules, or in how we treat one another? Humaneness (ren) is cultivated through ritual propriety (li) within five bonds: ruler and minister, parent and child, husband and wife, elder and younger, friend and friend. Source: Confucius, The Analects, 5th century BC, developed by Mencius.
