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2009.08.23 Quiz: Sistine Chapel


Figure. Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Italy. Michelangelo painted 12,000 square feet (1,100 m2) of the chapel ceiling between 1508 and 1512.
In the article "D J Weatherall. Philosophy for Medicine. J R Soc Med. 2004 August; 97(8): 403–405", the author believed that in Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, God is depicted being surrounded by a drape that has the structure of which of the following organ?
A. Kidney
B. Liver
C. Brain
D. Heart


Answer: C

The author believed that the drawing shows God surrounded by a drape that has the shape of the sagittal section of a human brain. 

Reference
1. D J Weatherall. Philosophy for Medicine. J R Soc Med. 2004 August; 97(8): 403–405 (See Figure 4 of the free fulltext in the sample issue here)