Body 5: Bones, cartilages, ligments & joints
Product code: HP0105
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Whole Whole region / system / unpaired organ.
The various systems and regions of the body function together as a cohesive unit. Understanding the location, organisation and interconnection of these system, regions and structures is complex, and benefits from studying multiple anatomical specimens and views. This Silicone Plastinate (Body 5) is the fifth in a set of five bodies, that collectively show anatomical structures, systems and regions from multiple perspectives and with progressively deeper dissection. Body 5 shows the bones, joints, ligaments and deep level structures of the body. Various muscles, mainly those with deep attachments, remain in place. All arteries, veins and peripheral nerves are removed.
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Complementary left-right side views
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Stand mounted
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Human tissue with unique ID
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Full aftersales support
Key features include
General
- Whole body with focus on bones, cartilages, ligaments and joints.
- All viscera and neurovasculature removed to provide uninterrupted views of musculoskeletal anatomy.
- Key bony features and landmarks, and related soft tissue.
- Attachments of various muscles (mainly deep) are shown across the left and right sides.
- Joint capsules closed (one side) and opened (opposite side) to reveal the articular surfaces and internal features.
Head and neck
- Bones of the cranium.
- Window cut in occipital bone to reveal the occipital pole of the occipital lobe, cerebellum, confluence of dural venous sinuses, tentorium cerebelli, falx cerebri and falx cerebelli.
- Temporalis and its insertion into the coronoid process (one side).
- Windows cut in frontal and maxillary bones to reveal the mucosa of the associated paranasal sinuses.
- Cartilage of the auricle (one side) and cartilage of the external auditory meatus (opposite side).
- Eye in orbit showing superior oblique (including trochlea), inferior oblique, and the four rectus muscles.
- Nasal cartilages.
- Levator scapulae.
- Superior thoracic aperture.
- Scalenus muscles in-situ (one side) and removed (opposite side).
Back
- Vertebral column, vertebral bodies and anterior longitudinal ligament.
- Ligaments of the vertebral column including supraspinous, interspinous, intertransverse and flava (flavum).
- Laminectomy of the inferior thoracic vertebra reveals the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots, with associated meningeal coverings and spaces.
- Several vertebral bodies opened to reveal their internal structure and the structure of the intervertebral disc.
- Anterior view of the spinal nerves exiting the vertebral canal
Thorax and abdomen and pelvis
- Ribs, costal cartilages, costovertebral joints, costosternal joints and associated ligaments.
- Costochondral and sternocostal joints and manubriosternal joint.
- Costotransverse ligaments and radiate ligaments of the heads of the ribs.
- Intercostal muscles (one side).
- Pelvis with associated ligaments and obturator membrane.
- Iliacus fascia and the J-shape of the inguinal ligament.
- Sacrospinous and sacrotuberous ligaments and the greater and lesser sciatic foramen.
- Sacroiliac joints (partially opened on one side) and associated sacroiliac ligaments.
Lower Limb
- Hip joint capsule opened (one side) to reveal the articular surface of the head and neck of the femur.
- Retinaculae and septae removed.
- Capsule and ligaments of the hip joint (one side) including iliofemoral, ischiofemoral and pubofemoral.
- Tensor fascia lata and its attachment to the iliotibial tract (one side) and rectus femoris, muscles of posterior compartment of thigh (opposite side).
- Knee joint capsule opened and patella reflected inferiorly (one side) to reveal the patellofemoral joint, menisci, cruciate ligaments and posterior meniscofemoral ligament.
- Tibial collateral ligament, including its connection to the medial meniscus, and the fibular collateral ligament.
- Tendons forming the pes anserinus.
- Gastrocnemius, soleus, tibialis posterior, extensor digitorum longus, fibularis tertius, fibularis longus and fibularis brevis (one side), and flexor hallucis longus and fibularis longus (opposite side).
- Tendon of tibialis anterior and its inferior attachment.
- Interosseous membrane of the leg and the orientation of its fibres.
- Various metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint capsules opened to reveal the articular surfaces and associated ligaments.
- Ankle opened (one side) to reveal joint surfaces and ligaments, including the anterior talofibular ligament.
Upper Limb
- Sternoclavicular joint and associated ligaments closed (one side) and open (opposite side) to show the articular surface and articular disc.
- Flexor and extensor retinaculae of the wrist removed.
- Glenohumeral (shoulder) joint closed (one side) and open (opposite side) to show the articular surfaces and the tendon of the long head of biceps brachii, including its intracapsular part.
- Coracobrachialis, anconeus and the supinator and pronator muscles of the forearm (one side).
- Biceps brachii, triceps brachii (long and medial head), flexor digitorum profundus, pronator quadratus, extensor digitorum, extensor indicis and extensor digiti minimi (one side).
- Interosseous membrane of the forearm and the orientation of its fibres.
- Coracoacromial arch.
- Palmar and dorsal interossei muscles of the hand.
Possible variants or pathology (not guaranteed)
- Osteoporosis.
- Osteoarthritis and disease-related joint deformity.
- Rheumatological changes to bone and soft tissue changes.
- Age-related changes to soft tissues.
- Positioning of the limbs.
- Orthopaedic implants.
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