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Willow-wood sticks (Yanagi-Yoji) have been used throughout Japanese history. They are frayed at one end to form a toothbrush, and sharpened at the other as a tooth-pick #TriviaTuesday

Plaster cast model of a brain, comprising of several sections each with numbered anatomical parts, used for teaching. This was used by Ernst Levin (1887-1975), a German neurosurgeon who worked with Norman Dott (1897-1973) at the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh.

"Robot as Extension" oil on board artwork by artist Ines Hermione Mulford. The artwork depicts a close up of a surgeon's hands operating the controls at a da Vinci console, the console screen is also shown depicting what the surgeon can see.

Session 2 of #ECA25 starts with our next invited speaker Cat Irving from Surgeons' Hall Museums and The Hunterian discussing ‘Things in Jars: A Potted History of Fluid Preservation in Anatomical Collections’

For #TriviaTuesday this week we have this instrument from the early 19th century. It is 26 cm in length. Any ideas what it is?

The College is delighted to celebrate the appointment of Chanté St Clair Inglis, our Director of Heritage and Estates, as the new Chair of the Recognition Committee at Museums Galleries Scotland.

This is a bullet extractor. Before the development of x-ray in the late 19thC , finding bullets or shell fragments lodged in the body could be extremely difficult. Careless probing could also be dangerous. If located, a projectile could be removed by an intricate tool like this.

For our #WordOnWednesday this week we are looking for a word you would find in our Wohl Pathology Museum.

The answer to #WordOnWednesday this week is Caesarean.

Most of us know tuberculosis as a disease that affects the lungs, but in 15-20% of untreated cases it affects other parts of the body. Spinal tuberculosis is seen in less than 1% of all cases of untreated tuberculosis. You can read more here: bit.ly/30bkGcs