Gross Anatomy Facility

The School of Biomedical Sciences is home to the Gross Anatomy Facility (GAF) which is an authorised School of Anatomy governed by the Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1979.  This Act ensures that donors received through the School's Body Donor Program are treated with the utmost of dignity and esteem.

The Gross Anatomy Facility is a modern scientific teaching unit which caters to almost 4,000 anatomy students each year. As well, there is flexible space for self-directed learning, and the display and practice of state-of-the-art skills in medical anatomy.

The Facility comprises a large dissection laboratory, an embalming suite, prosectory laboratory, cadaver storage area and several private tutorial rooms. This modern and spacious laboratory provides anatomical resources for students of health and medicine education, medicine, occupational therapy, physiotherapy,  psychology, and science, in an environment conducive to mastering this most demanding subject.

Students of Dentistry, Human Movement, and Pharmacy are also able to study human anatomy in a respectful environment, using the latest technologies. Teaching tools range from life-size skeletons, bones, and radiographic images to potted, plastinated and wet specimens.

The Gross Anatomy Facility is further supported by the Anatomy Museum which displays a large collection of models, posters, and plastinated and potted specimen exhibits. These are rotated periodically in line with medical problem-solving learning cases or existing practicals.

The School of Biomedical Sciences administers strict guidelines for participating in Anatomy Museum tours to ensure respect for donors and a healthy workplace for staff and students.

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