Bespoke facilities to aid teaching and research
The Clinical Anatomy Department can be found in the Queen's Building. It comprises a teaching laboratory which can accommodate up to 90 students, a walk-in fridge, large freezer units, a model storage room, an embalming suite and a well-stocked technical preparation area.
Resources and teaching facilities include:
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11 bespoke ventilated cadaveric tables
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12 embalmed cadavers for demonstrating or dissecting
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Up to 12 fresh-frozen cadavers for post graduate courses
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A vast collection of expertly dissected cadaveric prosections
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A live and recordable camera feed projected over 8 large HD television monitors
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More than 200 high-quality anatomical models
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10 Microsoft Surface tablets with 3D anatomy software
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A large collection of anatomy and embryology textbooks and atlases
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10 x-ray display boxes
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A large selection of plain film x-rays displaying pathological and normal anatomy
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Plastic bones and skeleton models
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A large collection of high quality anatomical models
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A variety of real bones and historical anatomical models
The facillity is licensed by the Human Tissue Authority under the Human Tissue Act (2004), overseen by experienced anatomy staff.