Abbott Specimen 13
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Specimen Card Nomenclature
Heart of angler
International Classification of Diseases
NA
Atlas Illustration
Plate II Figure 1
Donor
Eleanor Shanly, Biological Station, St. Andrews NB
Date
1918
Age
NA
Description
The auricle (A), ventricle (V) and bulbus arteriosus (BA) are clearly seen bordered by two “skirts” of pericardium above and below.
Comment
This is one of the most delicate specimens in the Abbott collection. It is unique by having handwritten labels attached to its parts. The drawings in the Atlas were done by medical student W.W. Beatie (Abbott’s Museum assistant) and the donor Eleanor Shanley.
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Atlas Illustration
Plate II Figure 1