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Actions	Acephalic foetus Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberGC.15212 TitleAcephalic foetus DescriptionA female foetus weighing 930g, second of twins. There is neither head nor upper lmbs. X-Ray showed normal lower limb bones and normal thoracic and lumbar spine. Ribs were also present forming a very narrow thoracic cavity. The heart and lungs were absent but a diaphragm was present. Only 4 inches of intestine were present, commencing in a blind sac. No stomach was found. both adrenals were small. Post-mortem note: Acephalus, holocardius, pulmonary agnesis, abnormality of stomach and intestine, adrenal hypoplasia Production placeRHSC Production date 1969 - 1969 Production periodTwentieth century Object nameFOETUS Object categoryAnatomical, specimen Dimensions Jar Length: 140.00 mm Height: 255.00 mm Width: 75.00 mm Foetus Weight: 930 g

Object numberGC.15212

TitleAcephalic foetus

DescriptionA female foetus weighing 930g, second of twins. There is neither head nor upper lmbs. X-Ray showed normal lower limb bones and normal thoracic and lumbar spine. Ribs were also present forming a very narrow thoracic cavity. The heart and lungs were absent but a diaphragm was present. Only 4 inches of intestine were present, commencing in a blind sac. No stomach was found. both adrenals were small. Post-mortem note: Acephalus, holocardius, pulmonary agnesis, abnormality of stomach and intestine, adrenal hypoplasia

Production placeRHSC

Production date 1969 - 1969

Production periodTwentieth century

Object nameFOETUS

Object categoryAnatomical, specimen

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