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Male Hand Body Slice Specimen

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Male Hand Body Slice Specimen

Category

Health and Medicine

Classification

CHENHALL - Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Biological T&E - Biospecimen

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Cross section of a hand that is a bean-like shape, approximately 4 inches across and 0.5 inches in thickness. The outer perimeter of the shape is a tan color. It is then followed by an inner band of white. There are six (6) cells of yellow bone material next to each other, arranged in a slightly curved horizontal line at the top of the specimen. Below these cells is a white patch of what appears to be a porous fiber. There are small amounts of re...

Materials:

human tissue

Measurements: Object:
    Height: 2 in, Width: 4 in, Depth: 0.5 in

Credit

Gift of Loyola University Medical Center, 43.51.2.14

Display Status

On Exhibit

Male Hand Body Slice Specimen

About: Male Hand Body Slice Specimen

About: Male Hand Body Slice Specimen

This is a body slice of the hand of a male. On the proximal side, the bones that form the wrist joint can be seen, while the finger bones can be seen on the distal side. 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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