Yesterday, our job was to open our body bag, scan the cadaver, and then start working our way into the back. The cadaver assigned to my group of four, 3 girls + me, is a thin, elderly man. We lovingly call him Ezra Smith. Our group tends to be more meticulous about dissecting whereas other groups take less time but aren't as clean, but this we are able to see distinct structures and separations between muscles, etc. So we took longer than most groups, but I think it was worth it to take it slow and go over the various structures multiple times. Now I have a greater appreciation for how the back muscles work - it's really a beautiful thing. Next time, er, tomorrow, we get to work on the spine and spinal cord. Get it, neuro! :)
However, I kept having this horrible, horrible fear that upon looking at my poor guy, he'll turn his head, open his eyes, and begin screaming in pain, ala horror movies. My imagination tends to run wild, which is sometimes good (especially daydreaming when bored), but can also gross and freak me out. Guess being a visual person has its downsides. Hopefully this feeling goes away after the first few labs. I find myself able to disconnect from the cadaver, in a sense that I'm cutting up a human, when I look away from the face, but when I come to the head and face portion of the course, I hope to have quelled that anxiety from sheer practice and repetition.
So I find myself extremely excited for anatomy. My good memory should come in handy, haha, and I love dissecting. Much easier than aphids! So I look forward to the rest of the semester. And the fact that I didn't faint is a good sign, ya? :)
I make this shit look good ;)
XIPHOID PROCESS!!
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Hahahahaha, funny you mention that, since I learned about that just today. Where NOT to do the Heimlich Maneuver, lol. :)
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