Faithfully
reproduce life-like positioning and motions of the head, spine, limbs,
hand and foot, with natural flexibility. Ideally suited for manipulation
and demonstration in kinesiology, orthopedics, physical therapy, and
chiropractic.
Ultra-Flex™
flexibly-articulated vertebral column with compressible intravertebral
discs, completely life-like bending, twisting, lateral flexion and
stretching movements of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions,
including the pivoting of the skull on
Flexible
hip and shoulder articulations allow a broad range of normal motions —
shoulder blades actually rotate on their axes when arms are abducted
above shoulder height.
Other
demonstratable movements include: flexion and extension of the elbows
and knees• hyperextension of the shoulders• medial and lateral rotation
of the arms and thighs• pronation and supination of the forearms. One
hand and one foot are loosely-articulated with high-tensile nylon
filament, permitting manipulation with full visibility of the
articulating surfaces. Additional features included are: cervical
vertebral arteries• spinal cord with medulla • paired spinal nerve roots
• detachable sacral flap which exposes the ramifications of the cauda
equina
All the bones on the
right half of the skeleton have been enhanced with hand-painted muscle
origins (red) and insertions (navy) which have their names hand lettered
in place. Where space limitations prevent spelling out muscle names,
alphanumeric coding is employed.
Additional
colors differentiate the components of the erector spinal muscle
complex from other muscles of the neck and back regions — iliocostalis:
origins (orange), insertions (yellow) — longissimus: origins (dark
green), insertions (light green).
100%
non-breakable plastic bones replicast from those of a select male
specimen• Stainless-steel fittings• Detachable 4-part skull• Individual
extractable/reinsertable teeth — complete with roots — each tooth in its
own socket• Detachable spring-articulated mandible• Hinged mandibular
flap which opens to expose roots of teeth in their sockets• Detachable
calvaria for access to the neuro-cranium
FREE
with every Premier Skeleton regardless of series. Skeletal Lab
Investigations Package to flesh-out your skeletal instruction. Package
contents: 14-page illustrated guide surveying essential features of the
axial and appendicular skeletons, bone structure, joint types and
articulations, plus a full transcript of the • 26 minute CD-rom The
Human Skeleton • Set of 16 reproducible review and test-sheet copy
masters — diagrams, illustrations and quiz questions printed on the
front — answer keys on the reverse.