A&P 2 dissection. - Page 2

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  1. Jun 16, '12 by
    Quote from sali22
    But it is a RAT!!!!
    LOL! I can see your point. I do find street rats rather creepy (mostly with regards to dirt/filth/disease), but lab rats don't bother me at all. They seem (and probably are) much cleaner. Good luck!
  2. Jun 17, '12 by
    I think any animal/insect that isn't alive and well enough to scurry across my floor or give me West Nile Virus or THE PLAGUE is fine. Don't opt out, The rat won't bite you! :P Think of it as a hamster (or if this is one of them GIANT rats...a squirrel). hahaha The worst thing I ever dissected was a shark...I mean it was amazing and all but MY GOODNESS THE SMELL!!!!!!!! These rats don't have that much of a smell to them (I think they are grown in some lab right?); sharks on the other hand are partially rotting and have the lovely fishy oils that are so morbidly foul it makes you wanna gag. If you can get past the "ewwwww factor" now then you'll be ready when we get to the not so aromatic parts of nursing!
  3. Jun 17, '12 by
    Quote from timmedico
    I think any animal/insect that isn't alive and well enough to scurry across my floor or give me West Nile Virus or THE PLAGUE is fine. Don't opt out, The rat won't bite you! :P Think of it as a hamster (or if this is one of them GIANT rats...a squirrel). hahaha The worst thing I ever dissected was a shark...I mean it was amazing and all but MY GOODNESS THE SMELL!!!!!!!! These rats don't have that much of a smell to them (I think they are grown in some lab right?); sharks on the other hand are partially rotting and have the lovely fishy oils that are so morbidly foul it makes you wanna gag. If you can get past the "ewwwww factor" now then you'll be ready when we get to the not so aromatic parts of nursing!
    Weren't rats a major vector for the the Black Death?
    I think I'd Lysol that sucker down before digging in.
  4. Jun 17, '12 by
    We had a fetal pig! We also did the kidneys & the heart. I loved it! My instructor called me the class surgeon. Lol. I cleaned out my kidney to see the renal pyramids and it was SO cool!! We also had a huge ureter on ours. Totally awesome! My heart was cool too but I didn't get any pics of it and everyone else was afraid o touching it.
  5. Jun 17, '12 by
    We did a rat in A&P I... it was gross :uhoh21: and for A&P II we did a sheep brain and a cat
  6. Jun 17, '12 by
    Lol In a way, rats were a major factor in the Black Death. Fleas were the issue, but it was the infected woodland rats that carried the fleas into the cities, allowing these fleas to then proceed into city rats and into every domestic beast and humans. These rats you dissect are harmless, as they are born and raised in a lab setting. So in a way, they are the "sanitary rats".
  7. Jun 17, '12 by
    I'm takin A&P I this fall so I haven't got to do ny animals yet, but the rats they being in are lab rats, so I wouldn't worry too much about it! I def wouldn't opt out of it though! It'll be a great learning experience for you! Who knows, you may love it!! =)
  8. Jun 17, '12 by
    In my A&P II we did like 7 cats, and a sheep's heart.
  9. Jun 18, '12 by
    Wow, I've never heard of rat dissection before! We did a fetal pig in A&P II. My lab partner and I named her Shirley, lol.
  10. Jun 18, '12 by
    In my class, we dissected rats and got to work with a cadaver as well. I thought the rats would gross me out (that tail!!!), but it really wasn't bad at all. Good Luck!