Orthotics combines knowledge of anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, biomechanics and engineering. Noted was his fascination with physiology, his own rare medical conditions, and the human anatomy. Active models that attempt to reproduce living anatomy or physiology are recent developments. His "Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Vertebrates" (3 vols. He is known by many as the founder of anatomy and physiology of the ear. It involves both development anatomy (embryology) and the anatomy of the adult. This is a table of skeletal muscles of the human anatomy. The overall brain anatomy was reconstructed using the scan. It is not covered by connective tissue, which is characteristic of vertebrate heart anatomy. During those years there was also work on human fossil anatomy and anthropology. Egyptians had some knowledge of human anatomy. LMA draws from multiple fields including anatomy, kinesiology and psychology. MDCT is good in vascular anatomy and volumetry. MRI is used for biliary tree anatomy. It reflected a very mechanistic view of the human anatomy and its functions.