We dissected cow's eyes in middle school. The school got them for free from the slaughterhouse IIRC.
Join us in our quest to play all RPG video games! Moving on to disc 2 of Grandia!When I was a kid I loved dissecting worms. The only other thing I dissected was a frog for Biology class a couple of years ago. I was the only person in my group who would actually do it. I don't remember much else, so it wasn't a fun or terrible experience I'd say.
My PM box is always open to anyone who wants to talk/vent.I dissected a fish in fifth grade and a frog that had been soaking in formaldehyde in my teacher's storage closet since the beginning of the year. Neither were too bad, but my teacher rinsed the frogs in water and got rid of that wonderful formaldehyde aroma.
When I take anatomy next year, I'm going to get to dissect a cat, a worm, and probably some other things. Which reminds me- today, there was an announcement at my school to dismiss the anatomy students who were going on the 'cadaver field trip'. I can only imagine what that's about.
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Do you get extra credit if you animate it as well?
edited 7th May '12 9:29:04 PM by Pyrite
Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.I remember being the most troubled by the worm dissection, but by the time we were dissecting fish, rats, and birds, I could just tell that part of my brain to shut up and do whatever I needed to.
When I was cutting up the rat my partner couldn't bear to touch it herself, but when she saw that I could handle it, she dared me to open the rat's scrotum. I started to but then she made me stop and claimed she was never serious.
Fresh-eyed movie blogI know this is going to sound super creepy, but has anyone noticed how a shark's brain look a lot like a women reproductive organs[1]
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I've dissected a lot of things =P
We did some dissections on wildlife - roadkilled birds and animals that died in veterinary hospitals.
Unfortunately, our koala had already been post-mortemed by the hospital to try and see what was wrong with it, and they put everything back wrong
We were very, very confused until we figured out that they'd done that.
And why is the rectum connected to the mouth and the oesophagus to the anus...?
Gah, that read far more squicky than when I typed it.
edited 7th May '12 11:33:17 PM by IraTheSquire
Something like that, yes.
We figured it out eventually.
Another group in a similar situation (I think their specimen was missing a liver?) teamed up to persuade their friend, who had been rather slack and missed all the relevant lectures, that no, this was normal, echidnas were just like that. I think she actually believed them for a few seconds.
edited 7th May '12 11:41:23 PM by LoniJay
Be not afraid...All marsupials are inheritably flawed compared Placental mammals. That's why God upgraded them all in the pangaea era. With the notable exception of possums[1]
, which were intentionally created as a retro throwback to be marketed to hipsters.
edited 8th May '12 2:54:09 AM by joeyjojo
hashtagsarestupidTeenaged pupils in a biology class? Kids will be kids.
We used cow parts and stupid health and safety rules meant the teacher did all the actual cutting. Which was a bit pants.
To be honest, I do more dissecting now in my kitchen than I ever did at school.
edited 8th May '12 2:51:08 AM by InverurieJones
'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'That was in Hong Kong. I do not think there is an official health and safety in class. I proved without doubt that a drop concentrated sulphuric acid burns through a couple pieces of paper, and make a dozen more brittle enough to be poked out holes without tearing.
On that note, legend has it that the other biology teacher blew up a pig's lung by filling it with tap water. Just legend though

What's PETA's stance on dissection?
Against it, I assume.
But what're vets supposed to do?
Human doctors get to work on human cadavers.
Animals can't donate their bodies to science.
Charlie Tunoku is a lover and a fighter.