What do you dissect in A&P Lab?

Katnip, RN · May 31, 2003

Rats and cats. Some lucky pre-nursing students get cadavers.

NurseRachy · May 31, 2003

cadavers - and they STINK!!!!!!

Berta · May 31, 2003

Stiff smelly cat!! Yuck. Its the formaldahyde thats worse than the cat.

kc_jellybean · May 31, 2003

FETAL PIGS!!!!!!!!!! :cool:

MttoRN · May 31, 2003

Cadavers....the lab instructors did the dissection.

maire, ASN, RN · May 31, 2003

We had computer cadavers. Not as much fun when you can't poke and prod at body parts but still very informative.

In highschool A&P I did cats and sharks (little ones), in college biology I did worms and crayfish, and in highschool biology I did a frog.

Geez I love science, ain't it great?

Peeps Mcarthur · May 31, 2003

All we had in my AP class was Seal-A-Meal rats and cats. We got to dissect at our discretion in teams. We did an experiment and report on chicken muscle:rolleyes:

When I go to Towson I have to take A&P over again:roll Love it! Hopefully, it will be a little more about human anatomy.

Do cadavers come in giant Seal-A-meal baggies???:roll

Browneyedgirl · May 31, 2003

cats, pig hearts, cow brains

Gator,SN · May 31, 2003

A cat, sheep eyeballs, a cow heart. It is a smelly experience but you do learn a lot and by the midterm, you won't notice the smell anymore.

Good luck!

Gator

ladytopaz · May 31, 2003

We didn't get to dissect anything!! It was all computer simulated lab work. So much for a local community college!

LoriB · May 31, 2003

At my community college Fundamental Anatomy says it is computer simulated dissection but for Human it doesn't say anything and Jefferson says I have to take Human.

Maire I'm in South Jersey too. Where did you do your pre-reqs and where are you going to school?