The Museum of Anatomy Department

The museum of anatomy dept is the cynosure of our renowned Santosh Medical College. It is a treasure of anat. Dept where all aspects of anatomy can be studied, appreciated & applied to our medical knowledge & training. It holds a large collection of anatomical specimens and models, radiological firms, and many more things.

Our Patron & CMD Sir is very particular & keen to keep this museum updated with the latest equipment & learning material for which we shall always remain highly thankful & obliged.

It is situated on the ground floor of college within the premises of the anatomy dept. It is a big space fully air-conditioned,well illuminated & computerized. 

Other rooms associated with the museum are:

1. Preparation Room
2. Storage room
3. Artist room.

Method of preservation of specimens: The Specimens are preserved in 10% formalin solution

Method of display of specimens: The specimens are displayed in glass jars and big glass cubicles.

*SECTIONS PRESENT

For the purpose of studying anatomy, We have assigned various sections in the museum. They are :

1. Comparative anatomy section 
2. Evolutionary anatomy 
3. A section on the history of anatomy
4. Embryology section
5. Cross-sectional anatomy section
6. Histo pathological section 
7. Special osteology section
8. Section on teratology
9. Section on Genetics
10. A section on clinical anatomy
11.  Other innovative sections

VARIOUS INFORMATIVE FACILITIES AVAILABLE IN THE MUSEUM ARE 

*Total no of wet specimens: more than 250 catalogues :

Presence of informative 

catalogues about individual specimens

*Models: Total no of gross anatomy models more than 200 

*Total no of embryology models more than75

*photographs of specimens 200

*Radiology display:

• X-Rays plate 100
• 2]C-T-Scan films 50
• MRI films 50

* Osteology:

1. Total number of articulated skeletons 20
2. Total number of disarticulated skeletons 25
3. total no of disarticulated individual bones more than 300

*REGULAR SECTIONS

The formalin-fixed specimens are arranged in six sections:

1. Thorax
2.  Abdomen and pelvis
3. Upper extremities
4. Lower extremities
5.  Head & Neck
6. Neuroanatomy

Overall the department of the Anatomy of Santosh medical college is a modern, updated, excellent, highly professional & well managed department that teaches more than five hundred students of MBBS, BDS, PARAMEDICAL & POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS every year. It is on par with premier institutions like AIIMS, MAMC, VMMV, and many more.