A transparant anatomical manikin on the cover of Nirvana's album In Utero, 1993.

A manikin is a life-sized anatomical human model used in education. The most famous of these, the Transparent Anatomical Mannikin™ (TAM) is a three-dimensional, transparent model of a human being, created for medical instructional purposes. The first TAM was created by designer Richard Rush in 1968. It consisted of a see-through reproduction of a female human body, with various organs being wired so specific body systems would light up on command, on cue with a pre-recorded educational presentation.

Rush eventually produced 42 TAMs, many of which are still in service in various US health education museums.

A cheaper version, the Mobile TAM™, was created by Rush in the 1980s.

The transparent anatomical manikin was used on the cover art of the American alternative rock band Nirvana's 1993 album In Utero and Roger Waters' album Music from The Body, released in 1970.

[edit] References

• "Transparent Women". http://www.roadsideamerica.com/set/transparent.html. Retrieved March 3, 2006. 

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