We had our first two deliveries of our anatomical models today. Jo & I have been unpacking them all afternoon, tossing paper & boxes all over the place like Christmas morning. I won’t tell you how expensive this equipment is, suffice to say that they are incredibly valuable teaching tools. They are all so detailed & beautifully made.
As you can maybe imagine (?), they comprise parts of the body in various states of dissection. Made of plastic, they have removable sections so you can find underlying, associated structures. One of the most difficult aspects of teaching anatomy is visualising structures in 3D, seeing how they are inter-related, and how they all fit together. Models like these help this, although many would say there is no substitute for learning by dissection. But this is a very time consuming process.
I can see how we’re going to be unpacking & cataloguing these models for a couple of weeks. The anatomy suite is really starting to look the part. What a great job.
Check this link to get an idea of what I’m talking about. The models we bought are generally better than those here, though.