Abstract
Background: Temperature is one of the most important factors that are responsible for plastination procedure.Objective: The present study was designed to determine a suitable method of plastination of skeletal muscle in a low-resource setting in Bangladesh.Methods: This observational study was carried out in the Department of Anatomy, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh, between March 2015 and February 2016. Six whole pig kidneys (as firmer organ) and six whole pig lungs (as softer organs) were collected from a government authorized slaughterhouse in Dhaka city. Same numbers of organs were designated as ‘Cold Temperature Group’ and ‘Room Temperature Group’. We observed the change in colour at cold and room temperatures after different stages of plastination with a colour chart.Results: After fixation, both the brownish kidneys and reddish pink lungs turned brownish and darker. After dehydration, both the kidneys and lungs got paler. After forced impregnation, the colour turned much darker in both groups. The colour change continued towards a darker tone with time. The specific colour changes quantified into frequencies were very variable in both temperature groups.Conclusion: In observed colour changes, the difference was indeterminate.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 05 No. 03 July’21 Page: 324-329
Highlights
Human cadavers and gross specimens of body parts have been considered essential tools for the teaching of anatomy in medical education
In case of the softer organ, three colours were found in the Cold Temperature Group and three colours were found in the Room Temperature Group
After dehydration: in case of the firmer organ, two colours appeared at Cold Temperature Group and two different colours appeared at Room Temperature Group
Summary
Human cadavers and gross specimens of body parts have been considered essential tools for the teaching of anatomy in medical education. In the anatomy dissection rooms, cadavers and gross anatomical specimens are found soaked with formalin, discoloured and they spread unpleasant odour that cause tearing of eyes, burning sensation in nose and throat, tightening of the chest and palpitation of the heart[2] Students lose their concentration while studying in the dissection hall. There has always been a desire for specimens that would be dry, odourless, real, non-dangerous that do not require rigorous maintenance and do not deteriorate with time and which can be used in classrooms without gloves[3] These expectations from anatomical learning tools have been fulfilled to a great extent by applying the modern method of body preservation named ‘plastination’.
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