This newly opened space in Abu Dhabi is a first-of-its-kind facility in facility in the country, offering a look within.
Ever wondered what a smoker’s lungs might look like? Or how certain things in your body actually work?
Under the patronage of Hamed bin Zayed, Khalifa University has now opened the Body Museum at its College of Medicine and Health Sciences in AbuDhabi, a first-of-its-kind facility in the UAE.
The museum will support medical education capabilities, promote the adoption of healthy lifestyles, and enhance the healthcare ecosystem in the emirate through discovery and research.
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Located on the university’s ground floor, the museum aims to take visitors on a journey of learning and understanding the human body. There’s a lot to explore here, including different systems of the body (dissected and ‘plastinated’ human bodies), how these systems work together, and how disease and ageing affect the human body.
Visitors will have detailed insight into the functions of each human muscle and nerve, and what happens when moving or concentrating. For example, with chess players, how the contraction of each muscle and nerve in the back works with each movement of a hand.
Other displays include the coordination of swimmers’ feet, leg muscles and arms with every movement in the water, as well as spectacular muscle growth in athletes. And of course, a display of dark grey smokers’ lungs might be a jarring but much-needed representation of the damaging effects of the habit.
Open to students as well as the general public, The Body Museum at Khalifa University is bound to be an interesting visit!
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