The Anatomage Table

The anatomage table located in TU's Center for Science and Technology, also known as the virtual autopsy machine, allows students to digitally learn about the inner workings of the human body. TU is one of a few schools in the nation to have access to such a device and allows undergraduate students full, supervised access to it, a privilege normally reserved for graduate students and faculty. The table’s surface is a touchscreen computer with pre-downloaded images of real human bodies. Students can examine each corpse, down to the cellular level and choose from several likenesses of real people who donated their bodies to post-mortem scientific study. Students are also able to interact with the onscreen depictions and perform all imaginable surgical tasks. “The applications for this technology are numerous, useful to those studying chemistry, exercise science, nursing, health and wellness, neuroscience, biology, forensics and several other disciplines,” says Dr. Peter J. Holbrook, Provost and Chief Academic Officer. “We are grateful to our many and generous donors who were kind enough to provide us with the resources to procure one of our own. This will be especially advantageous to those in Tiffin University’s School of Criminal Justice and Social Sciences, as students will be able to virtually examine those who passed under suspicious circumstances or criminal intervention.”