Chest section on T6 vertebrae - Erler Zimmer 3D anatomy Series MP1120

This model is part of the exclusive Monash 3D anatomy series, a comprehensive series of human dissections reproduced with ultra-high resolution color 3D printing.

This model is a cross section of the thorax at the level of the T6 vertebra. Beginning posteromedially to the spinal cord within the vertebral canal, then moving radially, the costovertebral joints of the 6th rib are visible, followed by several other ribs around the margin of the thoracic cavity, a couple of which join anteriorly to the sternum via the costosternal joints. In addition, the esophagus and descending aorta are visible anteriorly and laterally to the T6 vertebral body, respectively.
Within the plural space, bounded by the parietal pleura, reside the lower and middle lobes of the right lung and the lower lobe of the left lung.
In the middle mediastinum, the heart, within the pericardium, is transected to reveal the left atrium posteriorly, then moving clockwise, the aortic valve, right ventricle, and right atrium.

What advantages does the Monash University anatomical dissection collection offer over plastic models or plastinated human specimens?

• Each body replica has been carefully created from selected patient X-ray data or human cadaver specimens selected by a highly trained team of anatomists at the Monash University Center for Human Anatomy Education to illustrate a range of clinically important areas of anatomy with a quality and fidelity that cannot be achieved with conventional anatomical models-this is real anatomy, not stylized anatomy.
• Each body replica has been rigorously checked by a team of highly trained anatomists at the Center for Human Anatomy Education, Monash University, to ensure the anatomical accuracy of the final product.
• The body replicas are not real human tissue and therefore not subject to any barriers of transportation, import, or use in educational facilities that do not hold an anatomy license. The Monash 3D Anatomy dissection series avoids these and other ethical issues that are raised when dealing with plastinated human remains.