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Originally Posted by richlevy
This reminds me of the Body Worlds exhibit that uses layers of real corpses. It's a lot less creepy when done with a car. |
Anatomy for Beginners is currently showing on free-to-air television here in Melbourne, Australia. It's a series by Gunther Von Hagen (the Plastination anatomist that created the Body Worlds exhibit) in which he dissects fresh cadavers in front of a small, non-scientific studio audience. It's incredible! In the first episode he unravelled the spinal cord - beginning by flaying the 55 year old dead man. The sound as the skin came off was obscene. The second episode dealt with the respiratory and circulatory systems, he shoved a pipe into the trachea and inflated the lungs. They rose out of the corpse from the chest cavity from which he had removed ribs and muscular fascia. And then descended as he simulated breathing. Then he filled the artery with simulated blood and we watched as all the blood vessels in the digestive system became red and plump. This week was the digestive system itself, he removed the whole tube from tongue to anus, washing away remaining feces with a spray hose. And unravelled the intestines and laid it out to show the 7 metres in it's entirety. Next week is the reproductive system, and the rumour is he is dissecting a pregnant woman - baby still in place. I find it extraordinary to be able to visualise exactly what's happening in my body and where everything is.
A longer posting than I intended, but it is my first. Hello out there... or should I say
in there?