Wax anatomical models of adenomyoma of the uterus and a follicular cyst and a thick-walled corpus luteum cyst in the ovary on the left side; the right side shows a normal fallopian tube and ovary; the models are made of oil-painted beeswax with talc, built up on a plywood base with gauze and wire f…
Wax anatomical models of adenomyoma of the uterus and a follicular cyst and a thick-walled corpus luteum cyst in the ovary on the left side; the right side shows a normal fallopian tube and ovary; the models are made of oil-painted beeswax with talc, built up on a plywood base with gauze and wire for extra support; (b,c) are made of wax only; (a) the model shows a uterus split open to show a lesion of the thickening of the uterine endometrium walls; red spots indicate hemorrhaging; the left side of the model shows an ovary enlarged and distended with a follicular cyst and a corpus luteal cyst; the right side of the model shows a normal fallopian tube and ovary; (b) shows a cross-section of the follicular cyst and the corpus luteal cyst seen in (a); (c) shows a cross-section of the normal fallopian tube and ovary seen in (a); the red spot in the ovary likely indicates a small normal follicle rupture which has not completely healed; the models are painted to depict true colour.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - adenomyoma of uterus - Size: Length 19.8 cm. x Width 10.8 cm. x Depth 4.2 cm.
b - cross-section of ovarian follicular cyst - Size: Length 3.4 cm. x Width 2.9 cm. x Depth 1.2 cm.
c - cross-section of thick-walled corpus luteum cyst - Size: Length 6.8 cm. x Width 5.0 cm. x Depth 1.1 cm.
Provenance
Models made by Marjorie Winslow; they were commissioned as teaching aids by Dr. Robertson of the Queen’s University Faculty of Medicine, who also helped with the anatomical details.
(a) the number "106" is written in red on the bottom of the plywood support
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F8-5
(b+c) 0010-F8-4
Condition Remarks
(a) There are no chips or breaks in the wax; there is a small crack in the front central part; the surface is undamaged; (b,c) the models show no chips, cracks or breaks in the wax; the surfaces are undamaged
Copy Type
Original
Reference Comments
Model subject identified by Dr. J.A. Low; model-making techniques described by Marjorie Winslow
Research Facts
See transcribed oral interview; the cause of adenomyoma is unsure; the fallopian tubes and ovaries indicate that the patient is post-menopausal