Facilities

The Center is comprised of three units.

The primary unit is the gross anatomy lab which utilizes 5 cadaver tables equipped with lighting and support equipment. The lab provides a full range of hemostats, forceps, scalpels, probes, rib cutters, and bone saws. Recent facility upgrades maintains the lab in compliance with OSHA standards for safe formaldehyde levels and personal safety equipment.

An associated physiology lab has a calibrated and linked treadmill, electrocardiography, and metabolic cart for collecting physiological data for use with research or teaching goals. The lab also utilizes several Biopac systems for both educational and research activities.

A third lab is dedicated to faculty research that is examining the effects of micro thermal environment changes on clinical measures for muscle fatigue, muscle spasticity, and motor coordination.

Outside the formal research and teaching labs, faculty and students engage elementary school students by bringing anatomical models and skeletons into the classroom for demonstrations. The show and tell sessions are always a big hit during Halloween.