Larissa Laeder
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Prompt 8: My hands on experience with a fetal pig..
Science has always been a favorite of mine, which is why I decided to go into the medical field in college! Right before I graduated high school, I had an experience with dissecting a fetal pig. Sounds gross I know, but it was truly an awesome experience! This differed immensely from just watching a video on it, or reading about it because it was hands on. I got to do it with my own hands, and learn while I was dissecting. Fetal pigs are used in dissection because their organs are very similar to those of human anatomy. Being able to experience this for myself is the main reason I decided to continue on with this field. We used instruments I've never seen or heard of before, which made me want to discover what else is used. If anyone is interested in the medical field, I believe it is vital to do something like this so they can really have a feel for what their getting themselves into! It was eye opening to see how organs really look like because I was used to just seeing pictures. I've never seen human organs but the organs from the pig seemed very similar. I'm so glad I participated in this, and I'm excited to say the next step will be a human cadaver...
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In high school I also dissected a fetal pig and learned so much from it! You were right when you said it was way different from watching a video on it. I agree with you when you said it made you want to learn more.
ReplyDelete-Kyra Tolan
Anatomy classes and dissecting are both really good experiences to have, it really does help you learn more about the body, you're right about it sounding gross at first, but once you've dissected something it gets really interesting and it's fun to learn about.
ReplyDelete-Alex Brown