“Dr. Brennan said the find was so shockingly obvious that she almost fell out of her chair.” —December 14, 2022 report in the New York Times.
Tag: anatomy
Plush Dissected Knit Creatures and Other Scientific Wonders
For several years, people have been able to experience the joys of plush microbes (these are awesome), plush subatomic particles, and even plush statistical distributions. Well, for people who are more into anatomy — or who want a soft way of learning about it — you can also get plush versions of dissected animals (and […]
Rolled-up bits of paper in her head
On paper, human anatomy can seem simple, especially in books with titles such as Clinical Anatomy Made Ridiculously Simple. But… Made of paper—quilled (rolled) paper—it most certainly is not. Not in the example here, anyway. The Collosal blog features some of the work of Lisa Nilsson, including this photo of one of her heads: (Thanks to […]
Art for the anatomist: Menau’s blood vein carafes
Etienne Menau makes vein carafes—carafes that look like giant blood veins or (if you’re picky about scale) arteries. Here’s one being filled with red wine: Menau makes other patterned, strange carafes, too. (Thanks to investigator Susan Dalton for bringing this to our attention.)
How penises work: It’s more complicated than that
You may think you know how penises work. You may be a little off in your understanding. Comparative biologist Diane A. Kelly did some comparing of some biology, and discovered some surprising details — surprising to most and maybe all other biologists. She explains in this talk:
Rini’s riveting mummy heads
This photo by Dario Piombino-Mascali, EURAC, and Clinical Anatomy/Wiley is one of several featured in James Owen’s National Geographic article “Mummy Pictures: Secrets of Stunning 19th-Century Heads Revealed“: Owen explains: “Working in the town of Salò, anatomist Giovan Battista Rini (1795-1856) “petrified” the corpses and body parts by bathing them in a cocktail of mercury and other […]
Anatomy song of the day: Dem Bones
This week’s Anatomy Song of the Day is “Dem Bones”. Here is one of the many unusual performances. It’s from the movie “The Ruling Class”. Only a fragment of the song is sung, after a lengthy but eccentric exchange of expositions. The video below it shows a more traditional performance of the song. Below that, […]
Old folks have big ears
Old men have big ears, is the consensus of several medical studies. The most celebrated work focused exclusively on men, according with British male doctordom’s smug tradition of showing interest mainly in themselves. But in Japan and in Germany, wide-ranging investigations have made plain a long-untold half of the story: that old women also have […]
Practical anatomy skull diploma
American Civil War Medical & Surgical Antiques features this diploma from an 1869 University of Pennsylvania course in practical anatomy:
Help Tunick study gross anatomy
Spencer Tunick studies gross anatomy, in his own way. You can volunteer to help him. Here’s part of one of his scholarly photographs. (Thanks to Amanda Palmer for bringing this to our attention.)