Cadaver Exposure?!?!?

darienblythe79 · Jun 26, 2006

Depends on the school. Some have cadaver labs and some don't. I think it has to do with being affiliated with a medical school, such as Baylor.

n0sebleed · Jun 26, 2006

here in the philippines most schools have cadaver exposure especially when you have anatomy and physiology class..it's more interesting and a lot of help than learning it just from a book so dont be scared;)

la vita e bella

apaisRN, RN, CRNA · Jun 26, 2006

If you can't do cadavers, think very hard about nursing and CRNA.

Nitecap · Jun 27, 2006

HEY GUYS! I AM INTERESTED IN KNOWING HOW MUCH CADAVER EXPOSURE YOU HAVE WHILE ATTENDING CRNA SCHOOL. IS THERE A LOT OF CADAVER EXPOSURE WHILE LEARNING TYPES OF ANESTHESIA PROCEDURE? YIKES......

Try to go to baylor if you want real gross anatomy. WE have true gross the same as the med students take totaling 3 blocks. We take the same nervous system class as the med students that includes gross neuro as well. Believe me you will be sick of gross by the time you finish these courses. They are great though not gonna lie.

ECU_CRNA2B · Jun 29, 2006

At ECU we too take a gross anatomy lab with the med students and PT students. It is not easy--I am frittering time away right now that I should be looking at the triangles of the neck. It makes sense why it is important, and god knows it is tough, but I think the dissection part is totally cool.

Lucy54 · Jun 30, 2006

How much time you spend in the lab with your cadaver is entirely up to you. Well not entirely.....you will have mandatory hours during class time that you must spend in there. That amount of time is sufficient for some, but no where near enough time for most. At most schools, you will have access to the lab at all hours day and night so you can spend as little or as much time as you want. It's an incredibly challenging course for which you will need multiple resources including atlas', dissection manuals, and if you can find any online dissection videos, they will be extremely helpful. Good luck! Our anatomy teacher likened the class to opening up the yellow pages and memorizing it front to back!