On the fabric of the human body : a translation of De humani corporis fabrica libri septem. Book V, The organs of nutrition and generation / Andreas Vesalius ; [translated] by William Frank Richardson ; in collaboration with John Burd Carman.

Novato, CA : Norman, 2007.

xix, 257 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm.

Translated from Latin.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The organs of nutrition -- The peritoneum -- The gullet and stomach -- The omentum -- The intestines -- The mesentery -- The liver -- The bladder for yellow bile -- The spleen -- The kidneys -- The bladder that receives urine, and the channels that convey urine from the kidneys to the bladder -- Nature's provision for the propagation of the species -- The male organs of generation -- Structure of the male member or penis -- The uterus and the other female organs of generation -- The cups of the uterus -- The wrappings that protect the fetus in the uterus -- The breasts -- How to undertake a dissection, and how to dissect each of the parts described in this book.