I woke up this morning after 12—yes, 12—hours of sleeping last night. Needless to say, I was feeling back to my normal self, and maybe a little better than that!! I caught up on the necessary school assignments and then geared up for the chilly evening outside! It was time for class!
Tonight we had our anatomy lab in my Intro to Medicine course. You guys, it was amazing! The guy that came up with this stuff must be a genius :) The way that human anatomy fits so perfectly together…and one thing protects another…and no energy is wasted…and it all (usually) seamlessly runs along, it was great!! Seeing the donors and smelling the formaldehyde definitely took some getting use to, but the med students that talked us through everything were so respectful as they told us each person’s name and reminded us that they wanted their bodies used in this way. It was….humbling? I don’t know if that’s the right word, but it certainly put things into perspective. The two donors that I saw were both female: Zipporah, 98, and Ruth, 89.
We saw the tendons, ligaments, muscles that ran through the arm and leg, and it made me think of all of Mommy’s drawings! She is legit because it really did look like her work!! We saw the ovaries and uterus and all the working of the intestines. I held a lung! And a heart! And a brain in my hands! It was strange but also exhilarating! Such powerful tools just resting in my hand!
It was definintely an interesting experience but not one that I’ll be lining up to do again soon :) No pics for this post, so as to ensure everyone’s computer stays “clean”!
say cheese,
katy
1 comment:
oh! I wish I could have been in that class with you! That is fascinating!...Allison
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