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as i said, we had 5 cadavers, the "oldest" 15 years. the instructor is very fastidious about them. we not in use they are kept "moist" and covered. a few of them have seen their better days, but still are very useful.
with everything in college, the instructor makes or breaks the experience. i feel extremly lucky, i don't think i could have had a better a&p instuctor even if i was at harvard.
can you tell, i just love my instructor!!!
We used ADAM before we moved on to cadavers. I wasn't all that impressed with ADAM. It is not very realistic, however i did use it extensively when studying to remember all of the bones, muscles, and nerves. It made a good study guide, but its not the same as actually "getting your hands in it".
BrandyBSN
we used cats. We did get to watch an autopsy in clinical that helped. We used the ADAM also. Not bad. One gross thing was we used the same cat for two semesters! Pretty rank smelling by the end of the second semester!
We also dissected a sheep brain and a cow eyeball.
I go to a small state school.
StudentSandra
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after reading some of ya'lls remarks about your a&p class i was wondering. who had human cadavers in a&p? if you do, what type/size school are you attending?
i attend a small community college, less than 1,000 students, but had a great a&p instructor. over 15 years ago, he insisted on having cadavers, he told the school they would not have a computer class without computers, so he needed human cadavers.we have 5, it is so great doing lab practicals on real bodies, i just can not imagine trying to learn muscles & arteries etc on cats or whatever is used by some schools.
he gets a new one every 2-3 years and has a dissection class. it is not required but i think it will be a great class to have. i have to brag on myself here for a minute. i was one of twenty-four accepted into the class. over 75 applied. i am so jazzed.