The layers of this wax anatomical model of a human head have been peeled back to reveal the underlying structure of the brain and the meninges (the protective covering of the brain). The model may have been used to teach medical students the anatomy of the brain or have been made for medical exhibitions open to the general public. Find and use this image on Wellcome Images.

The layers of this wax anatomical model of a human head have been peeled back to reveal the underlying structure of the brain and the meninges (the protective covering of the brain). The model may have been used to teach medical students the anatomy of the brain or have been made for medical exhibitions open to the general public.

Find and use this image on Wellcome Images.

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    be really interesting because...be pulled down, and then fold over. heck, even
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    This is both beautiful and creepy at the same time. I think the creepy out-weighs the beauty, though. I mean, did they...
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