Anatomy made alive!

Since entering medical school, one of the most frequent questions that people ask me is, "Have you seen dead bodies yet?" or "Have you had your dissection classes?"; to which I'll sheepishly reply that I've not had any of those experiences. I remember looking with green eyes the pictures in Friendster of some people studying in Russia etc. who are proudly displaying the organs of the cadavers that they have mutilated. How fortunate... hmmph.

Anyways, imagine my excitement when we had anatomy classes with the cadaver this week! We were finally able to see the arteries, veins, tendons, muscles & nerves in their full glory as they would be inside our bodies. Well, perhaps there is a little difference, but this is as close as it gets! The experience made the plastic models of the organs look... plastic, and the anatomy book like a colouring book because most of the structures have almost similar colours in real life. Though we were not able to dissect the cadaver ourselves, the fact that we're able to feel how a tendon, artery etc. feels like in real life truly adds much flavor to the subject!

* The picture of the cadaver was omitted out of respect to him, who, according to my lecturer, is the real Professor.