bodyMinder Volume 2 Issue 8

BODIES: THE EXHIBITION
What Lies Beneath

Please accept my apology for the lateness of this month's newsletter, but I knew I was going to see BODIES: THE EXHIBITION today and had a sneaking suspicion I would want to tell you about it. For those of you who may not have heard about it, BODIES: THE EXHIBITION is on display at New York City's South Street Seaport as well as in four other locations between London and Las Vegas, and is well worth the trip! I would encourage all health care providers and anyone interested in knowing what lies beneath their skin to check it out.

Real anatomical specimens have undergone a process that involved replacing the water in the bodies with a special polymer that, in effect, rubberized the tissue. The end result is a spectacular display of bodies that can be viewed without deterioration. The specimens have been arranged in such a way that highlights certain aspects of the human form. What muscles do I use when making a free-throw? What muscles are involved in throwing a strike? How does my brain have anything to do with the rest of my body? How does a healthy lung look next to one that has been ravaged by pollutants and cancer? What does my circulatory system look like? The answers are certainly intriguing and visually stunning.

Helen @ BODIES

In addition to the museum-like (please don't touch) displays, there was a small interactive area at the end of the exhibit where there was a liver, a tibia, one and a half brains and a quadriceps muscle (I couldn't tell which one because it was just a small section of one of them). These tissues were available for everyone to touch and to hold and to marvel at. I was told by the attendant that the polymer weighs more than the water that it replaced, so these objects were slightly heavier than they would be in a living body. If you've never held a brain in your hands, or a liver, or a muscle fiber,... let me tell you that it was an awe inspiring experience.

As I wondered at the museum and interactive exhibits, I silently thanked the people who had donated their bodies to science so that we may learn from them - what a gift!

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