Anatomical Guides
One of the advantages of collecting CT-scan data is that digital, three-dimensional models can be created. These models present anatomy from a uniquely relatable perspective that is not always achieved by handling the skull itself. This is especially true of bones that are inside the skull, which are fully manipulatable in a 3-D .pdf.
All are welcome to use and peruse these models, but please link back to this website and give credit where it's due!
These models can be viewed in Adobe Reader. Click here if you do not have Adobe. Note to Mac users: These 3-D .pdf's cannot be viewed in Preview. If you're having trouble viewing the anatomical guides, visit Adobe Acrobat's tutorial or see our friends over at the WitmerLab.
If you'd like more of this kind of content, the following sites are highly recommended:
All are welcome to use and peruse these models, but please link back to this website and give credit where it's due!
These models can be viewed in Adobe Reader. Click here if you do not have Adobe. Note to Mac users: These 3-D .pdf's cannot be viewed in Preview. If you're having trouble viewing the anatomical guides, visit Adobe Acrobat's tutorial or see our friends over at the WitmerLab.
If you'd like more of this kind of content, the following sites are highly recommended:
Domestic Pig Skull
Click here to download a 3-D .pdf of all of the bones in the skull of the domestic pig, Sus scrofa. This interactive anatomical guide was created by lab undergraduate Kenneth Wheeler.
Sri Lankan Spotted Chevrotain
Click here to download a .stl file of the arteries of the Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain, Moschiola memmina.
Click here to download a .stl file of the same animal's skull.
To read more about spotted chevrotains and why their arteries are so interesting, check out my recent paper in PeerJ!
Click here to download a .stl file of the same animal's skull.
To read more about spotted chevrotains and why their arteries are so interesting, check out my recent paper in PeerJ!
Giraffe Arterial Ontogeny
Adult Giraffe:
Click here to download a .stl file of the skull of an adult giraffe.
Click here to download a .stl file of the same animal's arteries.
6-month-old Giraffe:
Click here to download a .stl file of the skull of a juvenile giraffe.
Click here to download a .stl file of the juvenile giraffe's arteries.
Neonate Giraffe:
Click here to download a .stl file of the skull of a neonate giraffe.
Click here to download a .stl file of the neonate giraffe's arteries.
To read more about the strange cranial arterial ontogeny of giraffes, check out my descriptive article!
Click here to download a .stl file of the skull of an adult giraffe.
Click here to download a .stl file of the same animal's arteries.
6-month-old Giraffe:
Click here to download a .stl file of the skull of a juvenile giraffe.
Click here to download a .stl file of the juvenile giraffe's arteries.
Neonate Giraffe:
Click here to download a .stl file of the skull of a neonate giraffe.
Click here to download a .stl file of the neonate giraffe's arteries.
To read more about the strange cranial arterial ontogeny of giraffes, check out my descriptive article!
Alpaca Arterial Ontogeny
Adult Alpaca:
Click here to download a .stl file of the skull of an adult alpaca.
Click here to download a .stl file of the same animal's arteries.
Neonate Alpaca:
Click here to download a .stl file of the skull of a neonate alpaca.
Click here to download a .stl file of the neonate alpaca's arteries.
To read more about the cranial arterial patterns of alpacas, check out my description in Royal Society Open Science.
Click here to download a .stl file of the skull of an adult alpaca.
Click here to download a .stl file of the same animal's arteries.
Neonate Alpaca:
Click here to download a .stl file of the skull of a neonate alpaca.
Click here to download a .stl file of the neonate alpaca's arteries.
To read more about the cranial arterial patterns of alpacas, check out my description in Royal Society Open Science.
All files hosted here can be viewed on the FigShare website or using freeware. The 3D .pdf files are best viewed using Adobe Reader, and the .stl files can be viewed in Preview (for Mac users) and almost any visualization software, including MeshLab, which is free to download.