My A&P professor is asking/encouraging us to visit an exhibt called Body Worlds in a museum in Philly, PA. It is composed of real human cadavers in different positions prevserved w/ a method called plastination. It is like 7hrs away from where I am so a couple of ppl from my class are going up, staying the night, and going to the exhibt and The Body at the Imax theatre. He is really making it worth our while. After the semester is over, those of us who go to this exhibit will be able to replace our lowest lab practical or lecture exam with 100. That is worth a travel for me, although I am doing really well now, who knows what will happen?
Anywho.. I just want to know what anyone who has seen this thought. Real cadavers exposed in public? Thoughts? I know those of us studying medical professions see this all the time, but do you think it is tasteful in public? I am personally all for education, but I wanted to get other perspectives. The most contriversal exhibit is of a 8 month pregnant woman w/ her fetus still inside. It has been all over the country. I am excited to see all the things I have been learning about. I'm such a dork, my spring break trip is to philly to see cadavers!:uhoh21:
I know this thread is a week or so old, but I just got back from Body Worlds 3 here in Houston and just had to add my feedback on it!
It was amazing! So many people down here kept telling me that it was disrespectful, but I didnt see that at all. It was a tasteful display of muscles, bones, and organs inside (and outside) a human cadavar.
I highly recommend this to everyone- it was truely an eye opening experience.
I have to revive this thread. I saw Body Worlds in St. Paul MN. I was absolutely awestruck! (I honestly, want to find an excuse to go again!) I went with my father and he was amazed too. I walked about with him pointing out little things. I am sure "wow" came out of my mouth more than once. All those things in A&P I only saw in pictures or diagrams I got to see upclose and personal. I learned that the gal bladder really isn't a greenball stuck behind stomach!
I think the thing that impressed me the most were the other people. I expected to get a lot of the "OMG EWWW" kind of people, but that wasn't the case. There were a lot of people asking questions of the staff like "I had my apendix removed? Can you point it out to me?" asking about things that they had experienced and getting to see what exactly these things are. I also saw a mother or two taking their younger children through explaining everything to them. Even through the fetal development room where the pregnant woman was.
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I know this thread is a week or so old, but I just got back from Body Worlds 3 here in Houston and just had to add my feedback on it!
It was amazing! So many people down here kept telling me that it was disrespectful, but I didnt see that at all. It was a tasteful display of muscles, bones, and organs inside (and outside) a human cadavar.
I highly recommend this to everyone- it was truely an eye opening experience.
-Meghan