Your sphenoid is disturbingly bat-like
November 1, 2012
One of our anatomy students this year, Tess MacFife, was inspired by the other Dr. Wedel’s skull lecture and produced this excellent anatomy-inspired jack-o-lantern:
Random passers-by probably thought this was some kind of bat/demon/Lovecraftian horror, but those in the know would recognize it as the human sphenoid bone in anterior view. Tess writes, “Full disclosure, I did print out a template and used toothpicks for the outline.” Here’s her template image, borrowed from here.
Any other anatomy- or paleontology-inspired Halloween geekery this year? Feel free to alert us in the comments. And well done, Tess!
Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week 
November 2, 2012 at 1:30 am
Very cool altho’, like all bats and butterflies, it just looks like an ink-blot to me.
I did see someone wearing a body-suit with an entire skeleton drawn on it (I know, craaazy). Does that count or does the fact that it only had about 8 pairs of ribs disqualify it?
November 2, 2012 at 1:14 pm
Here’s mine: http://i.imgur.com/Q80yw.jpg
November 2, 2012 at 3:23 pm
Two I’ve come across (stinking theropods I’m afraid):
http://wanderingalbatross.deviantart.com/art/Dromae-o-lantern-335373874
http://ornitholestes1.deviantart.com/art/Paleo-Pumpkin-335060362
November 11, 2012 at 10:53 am
Try out with centrosaurine parietals !!!
November 18, 2012 at 9:15 pm
I copied this photo and plopped it into a slide in the middle of my lecture to see whether my Gross Anatomy students could identify it. They did!
November 18, 2012 at 10:58 pm
Look at those “terror-goid processes”! Sorry… bad anatomy/Halloween humor.