Reproduction
Object numberRCSHC/P 1184
Scientific nameHomo sapiens
CollectionHunterian
CategoryDry preparations
DescriptionA portion of the thorax with a large syphilitic aneurysm of the arch of the aorta formed between the ribs on the left side.
The aneurysm is situated on the front wall of the aorta, producing absorption of the cartilage and extremities of the first two left ribs and left margin of the sternum to extend beyond the wall of the chest.
Production date Estimated 1760 - Estimated 1793
Preparator
Owner/user
presented
Physical Location
LocationOn display in the Hunterian Museum, Room 4: The Long Gallery
Physical Information
Physical descriptionDry preparation of bone and tissue mounted in a circular glass jar with glass lid.
Materialglass (material)
Dimensions
whole height: 263 mm
whole diameter: 190 mm
whole weight: 3000 g
whole diameter: 190 mm
whole weight: 3000 g
Bibliography
SourceProger 1966-1972
Vol. 2, page 156.
TranscriptPart of the front wall of a chest, with an aneurysm of the arch of the aorta, dried. The aneurysm arises from the front wall of the aorta, below the origins of the innominate artery, and the whole of the extra-pericardial part of the arch exhibits a fusiform dilatation. The aneurysm has produced absorption of the cartilages and ends of the first two left ribs, and of the left margin of the sternum, and has extended beyond the wall of the chest.
SourceClift 1830 Part 2
NotesCatalogue number is 599.
TranscriptA large aneurism of the arch of an aorta, which projected several inches beyond the ribs. It includes a part of the clavicle, the first bone of the sternum, and the first, second, and third ribs of the right side, whose texture has been almost entirely destroyed by the pressure of the blood contained within the aneurismal sac.
