First cadaver lab today!

missninaRN · Mar 3, 2006

Lucky! We only get to do a fetal pig.

Feeling jealous.

Please hurry back and tell me all about it!

TRINI_RN · Mar 3, 2006

We started on Cadavers during the circulatory system (about a month and a half ago). I thought I would be really bothered/Freaked out by it, but I don't even think about it anymore. Its funny, because at first we were all standing like 5ft away from the cadaver, but by midterm practical we were practically on top of it trying to get a good look at the tagged arteries/veins. Too funny:lol2: :lol2:

Rohan · Mar 3, 2006

We're doing muscles right now. It was awesome! The woman cadaver is two years old, she's actually being buried in June I believe, and was smellier than the man cadaver. I got this great charcole mask and couldn't smell a thing through it though. It was really neat to see how it all really works.

carolinapooh, BSN, RN · Mar 3, 2006

I AM SO JEALOUS!!!! AND YOU ARE SO LUCKY!!!

moonischasingme1 · Mar 3, 2006

Awesome!! I went to a cadaver workshop on Halloween! I loved it.

moonischasingme1 · Mar 3, 2006

I got to hold the brain too, which was pretty cool.

allthingsbright · Mar 3, 2006

uhhhhhhhh...

am I the only one THANKFUL that i didnt have to deal w/ a cadaver? LOL!

karmyk · Mar 3, 2006

For those of you who (like me) won't be able to work with cadavers, here's a great website with instructional videos for cadaver dissection... It's great for anatomy & physiology review, too!!

http://www.med.umich.edu/lrc/coursepages/M1/anatomy/html/courseinfo/video_index.html

Columnist · Mar 3, 2006

Our school also has cadavers. We're working on muscles right now. Our cadavers are almost a year old, so they're a little smelly, but not bad. I really appreciate the opportunity to see the actual structures on a real, human body. The illustrations and photos of muscles look nothing like they do in real life. It's very challenging to sort out individual muscles from each other. Fascinating!

carolinapooh, BSN, RN · Mar 3, 2006

Isn't it amazing that people donate their bodies for study like that? I think it's incredible that people are willing to do that.

Be very nice to your cadavers. They were once people and are doing you a great favor. :blushkiss :flowersfo :1luvu:

Columnist · Mar 3, 2006

Isn't it amazing that people donate their bodies for study like that? I think it's incredible that people are willing to do that.
Be very nice to your cadavers. They were once people and are doing you a great favor. :blushkiss :flowersfo :1luvu:

I couldn't agree more. I held the hand of the female cadaver and silently thanked her for her generosity.