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Description: | The Anatomy and Pathology Collection contains over 5000 items, mainly gross wet and dry specimens, but also surgical instruments, wax and plastinated models, and teaching charts, some of the latter being produced by local artists. Particular highlights include the collection of incredibly detailed wax models of specific parts of the body, produced by companies such as Tramond of Paris in the late 19th century. The collections also contain material such as the nine original watercolour drawings of a progressive dissection of the trunk and inguinal regions, produced by David Waterston, Professor of Anatomy 1940-42, and artist J.T. Murray, and published as plates in the standard anatomical textbook, Anatomy in the Living Model, London, 1931. The marks of pins, inserted to produce the highly accurate measurements, are still visible. The Collection, including the historical wax models, is used for teaching in University's School of Medicine. It illustrates the development of teaching and research in the field of anatomy at the University of St Andrews, and is of professional interest to anatomists generally.
Due to the nature of the collections, access is subject to legal restrictions, and is by appointment only to legitimate enquirers. | Subjects: | MEDICINE wax model EDUCATION medical instruments ANATOMY AND PATHOLOGY | Source: | University of St Andrews | Address: | KY16 9AJ | Creator: | University of St Andrews | Contributor: | University of St Andrews | Identifier: | MSAM:C61 | Language: | en-GB | Relation: | MC:C48 |
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