Is there dissection in A&P or other science classes?

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I know this sounds totally silly, but I was wondering how much dissection, if any, there is in the science classes?

More specifically, are there any frog dissections?

I don't have a problem with the action itself but I am DEATHLY terrified of frogs. (Don't laugh! It's horrible..) Even dead ones. I know I won't be able to do it. I KNOW it. I get panic attacks at the mere thought of them. It isn't pretty. Give me a cow brain or a goat heart, but I can't handle the frogs. (Even typing about this is making my heart beat fast..)

Anyway, :o Are there frog dissections in any of your classes? I need to know if I should start preparing myself for this. Thanks. :)

Specializes in LDRP.

we only did dissection in a&p. we did cats for most of both semesters, but also did cows eye, sheep brain, and i think some other minor things i dont remember. the cat was the worst, mainly because im a crazy cat lady.

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What school? I took Applied A&P online and we used "virtual" cadavers - we had access to a site (I actually bought the DVD, it was cheaper) where we could go through all the different layers, depending on what system we were working on... they had a histology section too which was REALLY cool. Then on the exam, we had to identify specific structures based on an image from the software (not as easy as it sounds, especially since they were from all different angles).

I go to Triton College, in River Grove, IL

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