The Kabinets of Curiosity: Drawing the Boundaries of the Museum Space
In the same way that one may think of the 16th Century as the century of dissection, so too could the 18th Century be considered the age of the museum. The anatomists along with the apothecaries and t...
7 Juni 20211h 20min
AHN11: THE NOSE AND PARANASAL SINUSES
Consideration of the osteology of the nose (a recap of a prior podcast) with discussion of the conchae, the nasal septum and the quadrantic approach towards the blood and nerve supply of the lateral n...
6 Juni 202133min
THE ANATOMY OF THE ORBIT
In this podcast I assess the bony orbit and its components as well as the eyelids and the nasolacrimal apparatus. Next, aspects of eye stability and then the structure of the eye and the retina. The a...
16 Maj 20211h 17min
Dissection as Diorama: Frederik Ruysch and the Preservation of a Secret
In this podcast the embalming skills of Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731) are showcased. In an age where dissection was still an ephemeral event those like Ruysch and his contemporary rivals Jan von Swammer...
28 Apr 20211h 13min
VEINS OF THE HEAD AND NECK: CSF DYNAMICS AND THE VENOUS SINUSES AND EMISSARY VEINS
There is discussion of the superficial and deep cerebral venous systems, one draining the cerebral hemispheres and the other more constant draining the basal ganglia and thalamus. The formation and tr...
17 Apr 20211h 21min
Part 2. Dissection as Theatre: Rembrandt and the Anatomy Paintings of the Dutch Golden Age
This podcast takes off after the first part (discussing the economic and political conditions of the Dutch provinces in the 17th Century) and considers the Anatomy Lesson paintings that are curated in...
3 Apr 20211h 39min
THE ARTERIAL CIRCULATION OF THE HEAD AND NECK - REMIX
This is the same as the last podcast but has intro and outro music in the remix! One of my favourite short pieces composed by Joseph Horovitz for the BBC series Rumpole of the Bailey (written by Sir J...
28 Mars 20211h 1min
ARTERIAL CIRCULATION OF THE HEAD AND NECK
AHN 8. Consideration of the carotid sheath (revised) and the external carotid artery (ECA) and its individual branches, the internal carotid artery (ICA) in the neck, the component parts of the verteb...
28 Mars 20211h 1min
