ANATOPOD - The Anatomy Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Anatomy of the Retroperitoneum and Pertinent Embryology of the GI Tract
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AA4 Abdominal Anatomy 4 The anatomy of the retroperitoneal spaces The second part of this podcast includes the relevant embryological development of t...
Basic Anatomy of the Peritoneal Cavity
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AA3 The Basic Anatomy of the Peritoneal Cavity  The basics of the anatomy of the peritoneum and peritoneal cavity are considered. The next podcast d...
Anatomy of the Inguinal Canal, Spermatic Cord, Scrotum and Testis
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Anatomy of the Inguinal Canal, Scrotum and Testis  AA2 Inguinal Anatomy and Inguinal Hernia Made Clear!  In this podcast the anatomy of the in...
The Abdomen : Anatomy of the Abdominal Wall
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Designated as Anatomy of the Abdomen 1 (AA1) This is the first of the abdominal series after a hiatus working on our new anatomy pocket books. The fir...
The Anatomy of the Coronary Circulation and Conducting System
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Summary AT7  Anatomy of the Coronary Circulation and Conducting System  This podcast covers the coronary artery and venous anatomy and the anatomy...
Picturing Bodies: The Artistry of Anatomy and the Anatomization of Art
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The second main podcast on Art and Anatomy…the story of anatomical illustration  Vesalius and Stephan van Calkar, Albinus and his resident artist ...
The Anatomy of the Heart Part 1
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
AT6 The Anatomy of the Heart   Returned after a 4 week working break.  This podcast discusses the external and internal anatomy of the heart wit...
The Anatomy of the Pleura and Lungs
08 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Also includes the anatomy of the anterior mediastinum  The next podcast is on the Anatomy of the Heart  Please make any contributions at:  https...
The Anatomy of the Mediastinum and the Diaphragm
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
AT4 - The Anatomy of the Mediastinum and the Diaphragm  This podcast subdivides the mediastinum explaining the clinical reasons behind such categori...
AT3 - The Thoracic Anatomy Mix
30 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast I examine the osteology of the thoracic cage and the anatomical features governing thoracotomy and minimally invasive thoracoscopic su...
Art and Anatomy -Part 1 Opening Bodies
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An explanation of the history of developing a curriculum on how to examine a corpse. Â If you ever wanted to know how we came to form the mechanisms ...
The Anatomy of the Thoracic Wall
08 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
THE ANATOMY OF THE THORACIC WALL AT2 Â In this podcast I discuss the anatomy of the thoracic wall, its musculature and the intercostal space as well ...
The Anatomy of the Thorax - An Introduction
18 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Anatomy of the Thorax – AT1 - An Introduction  A simple introduction to our new area of study, the anatomy of the thorax. A brief consideratio...
Art and Anatomy
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast introduces the covenant between anatomist and artist in the dissection of the corpse. The next 3 talks introduce this interaction in the ...
Lower Limb Quiz (2)
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ALL 11 Lower Limb Quiz (2) Â Here is an additional lower limb quiz for you. Â Try and figure out why the answer(s) is (are) correct or false and ask...
In Praise of Zombies (or The Anatomy of a Monster) - The Anatomy Cupboard Episode 12
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A little diversion this month on the defining Medieval principle of humanity and monsters. Â Music provided by Soundstripe Price to Pay (Instrumental...
Lower Limb Quiz (1)
08 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ALL 10 The Lower Limb Quiz  Includes 20 MCQ’s and short essay questions  I will do a short 10 question Lower Limb Quiz and then we shall move on...
Vascular and Nervous Limb Homology - ALL 9
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A continuation of the theme of upper and lower limb homology in anatomy. This podcast summarizes what we know about the development and the neurovascu...
Who Killed Wirsung? (11th Episode of The Anatomy Cupboard)
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Who Killed Wirsung  This is the first of the episodes of The Anatomy Cupboard for 2023  Not so much a who-dunnit as a who was he!  If you like t...
The Anatomy of the Sole of the Foot
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ALL 8 The Anatomy of the Sole of the Foot  This podcast includes anatomic study of the sole of the foot as it pertains to the management of complex ...
The Osteology of the Leg and the Tarsus
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ALL 7 The Anatomy/Osteology of the Tibia, Fibula and Tarsus  Including the anatomy of the ankle, tibiofibular joints/syndesmosis and the surgical an...
The Anatomy of the Leg
14 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ALL6 The Anatomy of the Leg  This includes the extensor compartment, the peroneal compartment and the superficial and deep flexor compartments.  T...
THE ANATOMY OF THE POPLITEAL FOSSA AND THE KNEE
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
 ALL 5 THE ANATOMY OF THE LOWER LIMB includes:  Anatomy of the Back of the Thigh  The Anatomy and Stability of the Patellofemoral Joint  Popli...
10th Episode of The Anatomy Cupboad - The Anatomy of a Pygmie
12 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the 1699 book by Edward Tyson (1651-1708) the Anatomy of an Ourang-Outang (Sive Homo Sylvestris) and the notion of the anatomical development of hu...
ALL-4 The Anatomy of the Hip
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast considers the anatomy and formation of the innominate (Hip) bone and then the surgical anatomy and approaches to the hip joint and its an...
9th Episode The Anatomy Cupboard - What Might Have Happened if Charles Darwin Hadn’t Left Medical School?
09 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Anatomy Cupboard I explain why Charles Darwin left the esteemed Edinburgh Medical School in 1827. Without running into a number...
The Anatomy of the Thigh - ALL 3
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast there is further consideration of lower and upper limb homology. The quadriceps, adductor and gluteal regions are considered. The disc...
THE ANATOMY OF THE FEMORAL TRIANGLE - ALL 2
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Included is the anatomy of the femoral triangle and its contents Saphenofemoral ligation and the anatomy of the saphenofemoral junction The anatomy of...
8th Episode of The Anatomy Cupboard - Vale Philip Larkin and How Admiral Baron Jan Gerrit van Wassenaer Bust a Gut
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Homage to Professor Larkin, this episode discusses a little about the history of diseases of the oesophagus and of the story of Boerhaave’s syndrome...
Anatomy of the Lower Limb - An Overview of Upper and Lower Limb Homology
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anatomy of the Lower Limb ALL 1 An Overview Homology with the Upper Limb (plus the osteology of the Femur) Â In this podcast, the first of the lower ...
7th Episode of The Anatomy Cupboard - Do I Have Taphophobia?
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode’s topic is: Do I Have Taphophobia?  … the fear of being buried alive!!  Music: Supplied by Soundstripe Chelsea McGough – Remini...
QUIZ The Anatomy of the Upper Limb -
03 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here are 20 questions for you as multiple choice on the anatomy of the Upper Limb… see if you can pause the podcast and figure out the answers but a...
Anatomy of the Carpus and a Neurological Overview of the Upper Limb
26 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
ANATOMY OF THE CARPUS /NEUROLOGICAL OVERVIEW RECAP  Next week is the Upper Limb Quiz with answers  Please feel free to contribute at https://patro...
The Sad Case of the Farmer from Lewes - 6th Episode of The Anatomy Cupboard
12 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Including the story of the tragic Pollard case and the horror of Georgian and Victorian infirmaries…..the great surgeons were the quickest, the aver...
The Hand
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
AUL 9 Anatomy of the Upper Limb 9 Â The anatomical structure of the hand and its layers with comparisons with the sole. Flexor retinaculum and Carpal...
The REMIX - An Introduction to ANATOPOD - A New Anatomy Teaching Podcast
21 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I attach the remix to the first introduction of ANATOPOD – the anatomy podcast designed to teach anatomy well  I think 18 months after the launch ...
Part 2 The Anatomy of the Forearm including the Extensor Compartment
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
AUL 8 The Anatomy of the Forearm including the Extensor Compartment  Included the osteology of the radius and ulna.  The next podcast is on the an...
5th Episode of The Anatomy Cupboard - Bring Me The Head Of Antonio Scarpa
30 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Music by Markus Huber Hope For Tomorrow Licensed for use by Soundstripe. Â If you like these podcasts please visit https://patron.podbean.com/ANATOPO...
The Anatomy of the Forearm -Part 1
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
AUL 7Â Â The anatomy of the flexor aspect of the arm and the cubital fossa is considered. I discuss the homologous setup of the musculature between ...
The Anatomy of the Arm (and Elbow/Proximal Radioulnar Joint)
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is AUL (Anatomy of the Upper Limb) No. 6  The Anatomy of the Arm  This podcast discusses the anatomy of the anterior and posterior co...
The Anatomy of the Shoulder Joint
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Including the Acromioclavicular and sternoclavicular joints and operative approaches to the shoulder based upon the surgical anatomy. Â If you like t...
Michelangelo’s Nose
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 4 of the Anatomy Cupboard Instrumental music by Joshua Spacht Frederic Chopin Prelude in B Minor  Licensed by Soundstripe  If you like thi...
The Genderization of Anatomy: Monism and the Theory of Women
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anatomy as an historical subject is largely the anatomy of men. Women as Biblically derivative should therefore according to this view be subservient ...
Practical and Surgical Anatomy of the Brachial Plexus
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The anatomy of the brachial plexus with an emphasis on brachial plexus injury anatomy  The first minute is the musical intro so stick with it, it is...
The Anatomy of the Axilla and Breast
20 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Discussion of the boundaries and contents of the axilla and the anatomical aspects of performing an axillary lymphadenectomy and the basic and vascula...
My Mother’s Doll. Episode 3 The Anatomy Cupboard
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Another Tale from the Top Shelf  The curious case of Dr. Martin van Butchell and of the mysterious Sheldon body.  Music licensed through Soundstri...
AUL2- THE ANATOMY OF THE PECTORAL GIRDLE
22 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Discussion of the basic structure of thoracohumeral musculature and consideration of the Group 1 axio (vertebro-) scapular muscles: Trapezius, Pectora...
Anatomy of the Upper Limb - Introduction
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We begin 2022 with a discussion of the anatomy of the upper limb. Â This podcast outlines how I will consider the anatomy of the upper limb and also ...
The Anatomy Cupboard - Episode 2: The Drummullan Giant
25 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The story of John Hunter who sought the bones of the giant Charles Byrne. Â Music licensed by Soundstripe Winter in Fargo, instrumental by Alice in W...
Diorama Revisited: The BodyWorlds Exhibit of Guenther von Hagens and the Artistes Macabre
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast discusses the BodyWorlds exhibits of Guenther von Hagens who has channelled the old 18thC impresarios of anatomical dioramas. Von Hagens ...
HEAD & NECK QUIZ Number 4
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is the 4th and final Head and Neck Quiz  Please if you can contribute as a Patron on: https://patron.podbean.com/ANATOPOD  We appreciate your...
The Anatomy Cupboard - Tales from the Top Shelf
05 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing a new segment of ANATOPOD –  These vignettes from the history of anatomy are unique stories that will appear initially once a month an...
ANATOPOD _ THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY
21 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Well, on the first anniversary of launching ANATOPOD, it seems sensible to re-examine our goals. Â I am heartened by the fact that there have been so...
Anatomical Transparency: Röentgen’s Rays and the New Ways of Seeing
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast traces the beginnings of X-rays as the new objective medium to demonstrate the interior of the body, its latest transparency that has giv...
HEAD & NECK QUIZ 3
06 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is the 3rd Head and Neck Quiz The first part of the podcast includes the questions followed by a little thinking music (Schumann's Traumerei, Kin...
Picturing Mr. Gray‘s Dissection Method: The Invention of an Iconography
23 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
By 1858 Henry Gray (1826-1861) and his illustrator Henry Vandyke Carter (1831-1897) got together and designed Gray’s Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgic...
Part 2 - Getting Hold of Bodies: The Genesis of the Anatomy Act and the Traffic of Corpses to the Medical Schools
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I continue with the trans-Atlantic story of the traffic of dissectable corpses, beginning with the notorious Burke and Hare scandal in England. This w...
Head and Neck Quiz No. 2
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Second Head and Neck Quiz Musical Interlude Frederic Chopin Ballad No 1 in G minor Opus 23  Answers in Detail
The Anatomy of the Larynx
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast defines the structure of the laryngeal skeleton comprising its cartilages, joints, ligaments and membranes along with the anatomy of the ...
Getting Hold of Bodies: The Genesis of the Anatomy Act of 1832 and the Traffic of Corpses to the Medical Schools
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast describes the 1752 Murder Act in England and its equivalent in America along with the tough equation of body access for the dissectors: t...
The Anatomy of the Pharynx
14 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast discusses the basic layered structural anatomy of the pharynx revisiting its attachment to the skull base and including the anatomical de...
Sibling Rivalry in the Eighteenth Century - The Hunter Brothers and the Natural Oeconomy Part 2
07 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a continuation from Part 1 which placed the Hunters in their aristocratic milieu. In this podcast I discuss the different nature of the Hunter...
AHN 12 - Mouth and Palate
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast discusses the boundaries of the mouth and the musculature of the soft palate (tensor palati, levator palati, musculus uvulae, palatogloss...
Sibling Rivalry in the Eighteenth Century - The Hunter Brothers and Displays of the Natural Oeconomy
17 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast I introduce the Hunter brothers in their social and aristocratic milieu. The beginnings of the Great Windmill Street School of Anatomy...
The Kabinets of Curiosity: Drawing the Boundaries of the Museum Space
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
AHN11: THE NOSE AND PARANASAL SINUSES
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
THE ANATOMY OF THE ORBIT
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Dissection as Diorama: Frederik Ruysch and the Preservation of a Secret
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
VEINS OF THE HEAD AND NECK: CSF DYNAMICS AND THE VENOUS SINUSES AND EMISSARY VEINS
17 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There is discussion of the superficial and deep cerebral venous systems, one draining the cerebral hemispheres and the other more constant draining th...
Part 2. Dissection as Theatre: Rembrandt and the Anatomy Paintings of the Dutch Golden Age
03 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast takes off after the first part (discussing the economic and political conditions of the Dutch provinces in the 17th Century) and consider...
THE ARTERIAL CIRCULATION OF THE HEAD AND NECK - REMIX
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
ARTERIAL CIRCULATION OF THE HEAD AND NECK
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
AHN 8. Consideration of the carotid sheath (revised) and the external carotid artery (ECA) and its individual branches, the internal carotid artery (I...
PART 1. Dissection as Theatre: Rembrandt and the Anatomy Paintings of the Dutch Golden Age
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this first of two podcasts I set the political and economic scene of the Netherlands as it emerged from the 80 Years War with Spain. In the period ...
ANSWERS TO THE HEAD AND NECK QUIZ NUMBER 1
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
ANSWERS, DISCUSSION AND EXPLANATION TO THE HEAD AND NECK QUIZ (No.1).
The Birth of Science and the Philosophy of Anatomy - The History of Anatomy
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast explains the debate in the dissecting halls during the Renaissance and beyond between Galenists and Cartesians. William Harvey (1578-1657...
INFRATEMPORAL AND PTERYGOPALATINE FOSSAE - EXPLAINED
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast describes the boundaries and approach to the infratemporal and pterygopalatine fossae and the entry and exit chambers of the latter as we...
HEAD AND NECK QUIZ NO. 1
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
FIRST HEAD AND NECK QUIZ. Multiple Choice format. There are 15 questions. Some questions may have multiple answers that are correct. These questions h...
Revolutionizing Dissection: From Galen to Vesalius
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast I discuss the milieu into which the Belgian anatomist Andreas Vesalius (1514-64) arrived. Paris lagged well behind Padua in dissection...
Part 2: The Anatomization of Art: Anatomic Realism and the Dissecting Habits of Leonardo and Michelangelo
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of the Anatomization of Art considers how differences in the personality of Leonardo and Michelangelo influenced their ability to dissect the c...
BRAINSTEM NUCLEI AND THE CRANIAL NERVES
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
ANATOMY HEAD AND NECK 6 Â In this podcast I discuss the brain stem and its ascending/descending tract arrangement in broad terms and a bit about the ...
THE ANATOMIZATION OF ART:PART 1 - THE DISSECTING HABITS OF LEONARDO AND MICHELANGELO
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
PART 1: The Anatomization of Art: Anatomic Realism and the Dissecting Habits of Leonardo and Michelangelo  This is the next in the History of Anatom...
ANATOMY AND OSTEOLOGY OF THE SKULL, THE SKULL FORAMINAE AND THE SCALP
24 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
AHN 5: The basic osteology of the skull is considered along with the boundaries and division of the cranial cavity into the anterior, middle and poste...
The Beginnings of Autopsy History of Anatomy (3)
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From the earliest record by Fra Salimbene of an autopsy in 1286, the postmortem examination became the new method of estimating the cause of death. Bu...
AHN 4 THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AND THE GANGLIA
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Description of the infrastructure of the Autonomic Nervous System of the Head and Neck Sympathetic Nervous System and Horner's Syndrome The Parasy...
ANATOPOD AHN 3 The Prevertebral and Scalene Muscles and the Cervical Plexus
27 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast discusses the anatomy of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the trapezius as well as the spinal accessory (XI) nerve. The levator scapula...
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF ANATOMY - AN OVERVIEW
19 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast provides an overview of how anatomy became illustrated beginning with Vesalius who conducted dissections himself and who inveigled the ar...
The History of Anatomy Introduction 2nd Part
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We continue with the second part of the introduction to the history of anatomy and the dissection of the human cadaver. This indeed is the story of an...
ANATOPOD - INTRODUCING A NEW ANATOMY PODCAST
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This Podcast introduces ANATOPOD - the first podcast designed to teach anatomy to a high level. Following this introductory podcast the weekly series ...
HISTORY OF DISSECTION OF THE CADAVER
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We begin with an overview of the history of cadaveric dissection and the beginnings of anatomy as a discrete discipline. Since the traveling Body Worl...
AHN2 - THE THYROID, PARATHYROIDS, INFRAHYOID MUSCULATURE AND THE SALIVARY GLANDS
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast covers the infrahyoid musculature layout and the anatomy and relations of the thyroid gland and the parathyroids along with the important...
AHN1 Triangles, Fasciae and Spaces of the Neck
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast outlines the neck triangles and their boundaries, the different neck fasciae (investing layer of deep cervical, pretracheal, prevertebral...