Cranstein A-210 Skull Model for Anatomy Education 3 Pieces

I spent a good hour deciding between different affordable models of the skull offered on Amazon, and decided to buy this model skull (aka "Scotty The Skull, some of my classmates and I refer to him). While it may not have every single fossa, it does have every major fossa (especially important for Cranial nerves, insertion points, and blood flow) that was covered, and if the fossa wasn't present, an indentation was at least made to indicate that there was some significance associated.For its price, and its great accuracy, this one of the best anatomical representations of the skull (compared it to the ones offered in our lab), not to mention affordable. Personally, I recommend buying this and a set of permanent markers to write over your skull as you identify landmarks.

Beautiful skull. I was annoyed that I had to buy it for my art class but I don't regret it. Great quality, easy to take apart and put back together. Just be careful when you take the "cap" off to not break the pegs. It does have magnets in there as well for added security. The jaw is held together by a hinge and stays secure. Also the teeth look really good and well defined as you can see in those pics! definitely recommend this skull and the price point is great compared to some of the others I've seen.

I bought two of these for my biomedical engineering design students. They have proved to be an excellent purchase. They are strong (the students have drilled into the structure several times w/o cracking it) and life-like. Many surgical residents have commented to the students about how much they like the skulls.I am in the process of ordering a third.

Nice weight, detailed, great for art, photography, and display. Jaw moves well, with a well-designed joint and a strong spring, good for clamping down on a snake or eyeball for All Hallows :) Skull plate is easy to remove, but stays firmly in place.Previous reviewers mentioned black specks in teeth and plastic overages, neither one of which I have. For $39, I'm very happy with the product I received.

This skull has most if not all the features needed for an exam, in basically all the right places. Some things are somewhat off, but not in a way that you don't know what its supposed to be. I'm very glad I purchased this, it was very helpful! Now I get to use it as a feature of my pirate party. I will give him an eye patch and call him Seymour.

When recieving this item, taking it out of the box was a nice thrill. very pleased with the high detail & realism of this exceptional piece. one of the (Larger) castings of many skull models in my collection. being a prop & costume maker, this is one of my better pieces for my exhibits. all the teeth are very well alighned & of an enamel appearence, as the large mandable gives it a good stance on display. skull also is a great base for a Zombie work that will be great for this halloween. well worth thr money

I am contacting because I expected an anatomically correct skull and what I received was a skull with uneven foramina (such as the right foramen ovale being drilled much larger than the left foramen ovale). The foramina posterior to the jugular foramen is also unevenly drilled. With foramina lacerum you can’t distinguish the carotid notch. Foramen rotundum is almost non-existent on the right side. Foramen spinosum on both sides is not drilled all the way thru. On the underside The styloidmastoid foramen is also unevenly drilled. Overall I was very disappointed upon noticing all the discrepancies between the left and right sides of the skull, as a medical student it is critical that the materials I use to study are as anatomically correct as possible (and symmetrical between the different hemispheres) and this skull is not. Do all the skulls you produce show this level of unevenness? Or is it just the one I received?

This is a first rate product and company. Love the weight, design and general make of this skull. The small details make this an excellent skull for either educational purposes or as a decorative Halloween prop. All the parts of this skull fit well and the best part is that the skull cap is fitted with two strong magnets (no hooks) that hold it together.Secondly, Wellden is a wonderful company to buy from. I had a minor defect on my skull and contacted Cecilia at Wellden and she took care of the problem very quickly. I love it when a company cares about the customers who buy from them. Great products usually come with great customer service. Thanks Wellden, I'll be back.

...allerdings beurteile ich den Schädel auch nicht aus Sicht eines Medizinstudenten o.ä., sondern als "Freund zuweilen etwas morbiden Humors" u. Liebhaber ausgefallener Deko-Artikel.Das Teil ist überraschend schwer (um nicht zu sagen massiv - was mir schon mal SEHR gut gefällt), die Schädeldecke - mittels Führungsstiften u. 2 kleinen, eingelassenen Stabmagneten (1er vorne, 1er hinten) + Gegenstück fixiert - hält tadellos u. sicher in seiner angestammten Position (Auf- u. Abnehmen ist wirkl. ein "Vergnügen") und der Unterkiefer lässt sich - im hinteren Bereich durch farblose "Polster" aus Kst. (evtl. Silikon?) geführt u. in Position gehalten - öffnen und schließen, wobei eine zentrale Spiralfeder (dankenswerter Weise NICHT 2 seitl. außen angebrachte, die jede Optik ruinieren!), die zwischen "Gaumen" und Kiefer hinter den Zähnen verläuft, die "Kauleiste" zuverlässig geschlossen hält.Das Öffnen u. Schließen geht erfreulich weich u. fließend vonstatten, so dass dieser Bewegungsablauf wirkl. sehr komfortabel zu bewerkstelligen und für Demonstrationszwecke sehr authentisch anzuschauen ist.Die Zähne sind in natura noch mal um Längen natürlicher, als dies auf dem Produktfoto den Anschein hat - sowohl die Herausarbeitung jedes einzelnen Zahnes, als auch deren Farbe u. Glanz kann man - gerade im Hinblick auf den im Vergleich geradezu sensationell günstigen Preis - schon getrost als bemerkenswert bezeichnen!Da ich nie einen echten Schädel zu Vergleichszwecken heranziehen konnte, würde ich den Maßstab mit 1:1 angeben - auch wenn MEIN "Bumskopp" möglicherweise noch geringfügig größere Dimensionen hätte......jedenfalls wirkt er - auf mich zumindest - keinesfalls wie ein im Maßstab verkleinertes Anschauungsobjekt.Zu gegebener Zeit werde ich auch noch div. Bilder nachreichen, um - entspr. Belichtungsmöglichkeiten vorausgesetzt - sowohl den Maßstab, als auch die aus meiner Sicht so realistischen Zähne aussagekräftig(er) dokumentieren zu können.Dabei werde ich dann auch gleich noch im Detail darstellen wie schön der Bewegungsapparat des Unterkiefers und die Fixierung der abnehmbaren Schädeldecke gestaltet wurde.Mein Fazit:Für knapp 34,-€ erhält man in diesem Fall einen Gegenwert, der meine Erwartungen zur Abwechslung mal UM LÄNGEN übertrifft - was ich angesichts der ansonsten prakt. ausnahmslos m i n d e s t e n s doppelt so teuren Mitbewerber-Produkte wirkl. nicht erwartet hätte!Die Qualität als Lehr- / Lernmittel zu Studienzwecken zu beurteilen, überlasse ich - da nicht "vom Fach" - Rezensenten, die von der Thematik mehr verstehen als ich, für alle Anderen hingegen spreche ich an dieser Stelle eine KLARE KAUFEMPFEHLUNG aus!Das Teil ist - ob nun als Deko, für Halloween / Karneval, als (sehr spezieller) "Kopfhörerständer", Buchstütze "der etwas anderen Art", oder was auch immer - ein absoluter Hingucker!Zum "Antesten" auf dem Armaturenbrett meines Pkw drapiert, sorgte er auf div. Supermarktparkplätzen jedenfalls schon für einiges Aufsehen... 😁Während ich das hier tippe stelle ich bereits fest, dass mir immer mehr Einsatzzwecke für den "Zahnfleischlosen" einfallen......was möglicherweise sogar den einen oder Anderen Nach- / Zukauf zur Folge haben könnte - dann hat mein erster auch gleich etwas "Gesellschaft" - und das zum Kurs v. 2 zum Preis von 1em!Und wenn ALLE aus dieser Produktion qualitativ meinem Erst-Erwerb entsprechen, muss ich da eigentl. auch gar nicht mehr lange drüber nachdenken.In diesem Sinne...

È in plastica ma sembra vero! Ottimo per studio e per rappresentazioni. I forami sono tutti presenti anche se alcuni non sono perfetti, ma comunque danno un’idea molto precisa dell’anatomia. Peso considerevole della plastica, simile al peso originale. Insomma, 5 stelle piene. Molto soddisfatto.

Excellent model for learning

desmontable. buena calidad. precio asequible. los hay más completos pero a mi me parece suficiente. recomendable para estudiantes de medicina.

The product is manufactured out of high quality PVC and seems to be an actual molding of a real skull. It is composed of three major segments, with the jaw seated into the underside of the cranium on soft inserts and attached with two springs and four small screws to replicate it's movement when manipulated.The cranium itself can be opened (although on receipt of the item the upper half was stiff and had to be gently prized open as not to accidentally snap off any of the pegs which allow it to remain seated) easily after some time, although it does remain suitably stiff, and will not just 'drop off' when not in use. The cranium retaining pegs are aided by two small magnets, which may from time to time be pushed back into the skull to re-seat them.The interior of the skull reveals the cavity into which the brain and spinal cord are inserted. Such is the HIGH QUALITY of this item that individual bony ridges and gaps are well represented, even down to the channels for the ears.The jaw, both upper and lower includes all of the teeth, although none of them are loose or come out. They are however, individual items which have been mounted in their appropriate locations.In my case, I purchased two of these items as I wanted to dismantle one of them (I removed the springs and screws from the skull and jaw) so that it would be possible to unseat the jaw and better examine the skull and the teeth especially. Disassembled like this, the cranium and jaw easily pop back together once more without any problems. The item arrives in a box and when not on display or being used can be safely stored there.