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Male Lower Jaw with Teeth Body Slice Specimen
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Male Lower Jaw with Teeth Body Slice Specimen
Category
Health and Medicine
Classification
CHENHALL - Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Biological T&E - Biospecimen
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: A circular, horizontally cut slice of a human, adult male’s head, approximately 0.5 inches in thickness. The bottom set of teeth and a yellow tongue protrude from the lower end. A mosaic of red, pale pink, and yellow tissues make up the rest of the circle. Everything but the mouth is surrounded by a layer of white. There is a thin oval hole in the middle.
human tissue
Measurements: Object:
Height: 8 in, Width: 5 in, Depth: 0.5 in
Credit
Gift of Loyola University Medical Center, 43.51.2.5
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On Exhibit
Male Lower Jaw with Teeth Body Slice Specimen
About: Male Lower Jaw with Teeth Body Slice Specimen
About: Male Lower Jaw with Teeth Body Slice Specimen
This is a body slice in the horizontal plane of the head of a male. This slice features the brain stem, the pharynx, the tongue, and the bottom set of teeth. Colored wax has been used as a stain to highlight the different components. These body slices served as teaching tools for medical students in the 1930s and 1940s. They were provided by the Loyola University School of Medicine and the University of Illinois Department of Anatomy, and were refurbished by Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center. The man and woman died of natural causes. Their bodies were frozen, cut into sections, and then preserved in glass containers filled with a formaldehyde solution.
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