i went to a cadaver dissection

[Jennitalia]

<p>One of my requirements at the Swedish Institute (for massage therapy) is to attend three cadaver dissections. The first &quot;show&quot; was yesterday. We were in this room that reminded me of science class, only we were surrounded by bags of dead bodies, both in their entirety and in pieces. I brought some Vicks to help with the smell of death and formaldehyde, which didn't help much. The guy states that the body we will be looking at is an 85 year old woman who died of natural causes. Not sure how long she's been dead for, but it really looks like it's been a while. And another bag of somebody had a tag saying they died last year. And with that, he tears off the garbage bags to veil femors, tibias, fibulas, feet and hips. And the body. The legs and feet were half rotted. But you can see the li'l toes just hanging in there. He starts off with slicing the hiney of the woman to show us the muscles, ligaments and sciatic nerve in the posterior thigh. After going over all the muscles in the lower extremity, he proceeded to turn the body over (he kept the bag over the head). Only he had previously already cut the belly, so when he flipped her over, the flap in her belly opened, revealing all of her internal organs. He then cut the arms and shoulder and neck to show us more goodness. The best way I can describe it was that it looked like one giant, overcooked turkey. I was standing at the foot of the table, right in front of the money shot, dead, rotted 85 year old tookie. We didn't have to stay the entire time. About 4 people left. A couple of people were into it, and almost touched the muscle stuff. I wanted to, because I thought I was going to lose it, especially when he got into descriptive detail of some horrible injuries he's seen. I actually stuck it out. We have to go back two more times, to watch him cut out the brain, and another time to observe internal organs, like the heart. I'll have to sign in and leave. I can't handle it again. And, I won't be eating meat for a long time. </p>

[A.J.]

I feel like puking based on your description.&nbsp; Hats off to you for making it through the real thing.&nbsp; I know I wouldn't have done so.

[Sheeplovr]

<p><font size="1" face="verdana" color="black">the Swedish Institute (for massage therapy)</font>&nbsp;</p><p>why do you need to open up a body to give hand jobs?<br />
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[Hottub]

<p><img height="186" src="http://hangoversunday.com/images/vargas.jpg" width="338" border="0" /></p><p>&quot;The ribs have been sawed off, allowing us to remove the breastplate...&quot;</p>

[Jennitalia]

<strong>Sheeplovr</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><font face="verdana" color="#000000" size="1">the Swedish Institute (for massage therapy)</font> &nbsp; <p>&nbsp;</p><p>why do you need to open up a body to give hand jobs?<br /></p><p>i dont need to go to school to learn how to give a handy.&nbsp; i've got that one down.</p>

[FUNKMAN]

<strong>Jennitalia</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Sheeplovr</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><font face="verdana" color="#000000" size="1">the Swedish Institute (for massage therapy)</font> &nbsp; <p>&nbsp;</p><p>why do you need to open up a body to give hand jobs?<br /></p><p>i dont need to go to school to learn how to give a handy.&nbsp; i've got that one down.</p><p>don't you mean &quot; up and down ?&quot;</p><p><img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smile.gif" border="0" /></p>

[blakjeezis]

Ew.

[A.J.]

<strong>FUNKMAN</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Jennitalia</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Sheeplovr</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><font face="verdana" color="#000000" size="1">the Swedish Institute (for massage therapy)</font> &nbsp; <p>&nbsp;</p><p>why do you need to open up a body to give hand jobs?<br /></p><p>i dont need to go to school to learn how to give a handy.&nbsp; i've got that one down.</p><p>don't you mean &quot; up and down ?&quot;</p><p><img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smile.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Or &quot;hands down&quot;.</p>

[Gmann]

Did you get to take home any souveniers ??

[kdubya]

I'm starving, Earl we got an cadaver around here?

[stinkbud]

<p>Earl will get right on it...</p><p>I am a chiropractor and I had to do cadaver dissections (any health care degree with the title of &quot;Doctor&quot; requires full anatomy lab). It was messed up, but in the end I kept it in my mind that is is just another dissection class. I have dissected many animals in my pursuit of an education and in the end, the smell was the same and the cold wet feeling of preserved tissue and viscera was the same. The only problem was that they were once living people. With that in mind I was able to get through disecting a dead human, but yes, it was tough. It was also VERY interesting.&nbsp;</p>

[Furtherman]

I would go to one just so I could yell &quot;THIS WAS NO BOATING ACCIDENT!&quot; then leave.

[tele7]

<hr color="cococo" align="left"></font><strong>Furtherman</strong> wrote:<br>I would go to one just so I could yell "THIS WAS NO BOATING ACCIDENT!" then leave.<hr color="cococo" align="left"><p></p>

[tele7]

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[narc]

I couldn't take it. I faint easily like a manly man should. <br><p>
I lucked out majorly in H.S. when I took bio and A.P. bio because my teacher both times was allergic to formaldehyde. She was actually a phenomenal teacher too (I think she got a NY state award from the board of regents). But we couldn't dissect anything seriously.

[WhistlePig]

I always wondered if I could stand to see one of these in person. I've watched
plenty of autopsy shows on TV and find them fascinating, but it's gotta be a whole
different story when you're physically there smelling the smells and hearing the
flesh being cut etc. Good for you, Jennitalia, for being able to tough it out!

[JPMNICK]

<p>my friend who is a dentist had to do this for dental school and she said the muscles looked like grilled chicken. she could not eat chicken for a while, and she is not a squemish person</p>

[WhistlePig]

Maybe it would be easier for me since I'm a vegetarian! But then I can't stand
seeing my husband cut chicken up in the kitchen so I don't know...

[Yerdaddy]

Buddy of mine, when he was becomming a chiropractor, got in trouble at one of those&nbsp;for using the anus as a pencil-holder. I've never had mature friends.

[Gvac]

Is it wrong that this thread is making me horny?<br />

[Jennitalia]

<strong>JPMNICK</strong> wrote:<br /><p>my friend who is a dentist had to do this for dental school and she said the muscles looked like grilled chicken. she could not eat chicken for a while, and she is not a squemish person</p><p>yeah, chicken, especially chicken wings, are especially ruined for me.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the muscles/nerves kinda looked like rubber bands.&nbsp; and, i can't get the rotting foot image out of my head.&nbsp; it was somewhat interesting, but there's no way i'm going to be able to handle the next two times.&nbsp; I really dont want to see him take out a brain and show us heart valves.&nbsp; </p><p>also, when i got there, i noticed little wastepaper baskets under the tables.&nbsp; so if figured, cool, if i'm going to spew, i can spew in there.&nbsp; got a better look, and realized they were filled with pieces of flesh and fat that the dude cut out of these bodies at one point.</p>

[narc]

This raises a good point: Why would anyone donate their bodies to science? I would never want people like this talking about my decaying corpse. Or using my anus to hold pencils.

[NortonRules]

That's awesome.&nbsp; I'm studying Anatomy and Physiology right now.&nbsp; I'm considering going to the 'Bodies' exhibit at the South Street Seaport.&nbsp; I might puke, though.&nbsp;

[WhistlePig]

<strong>narc</strong> wrote:<br>This raises a good point: Why would
anyone donate their bodies to science? I would never want people like this talking
about my decaying corpse. Or using my anus to hold pencils. <p></p>

Yeah, I don't want some rotting part of me stuck in someone's mind forever.

[Justice4all]

<p>Actually Jen I am a little jealous. IN school science was my favorite subject. Anatomy and Phys. was a free elective I choose. Most people did it because they had to (nursing or future doctors). I found it facinating. The human body is an amazing work of art and machine. Not many people get to see the insides like you did. Yes it can be disgusting (good call on the Vics vapor rub...) and also well done on sticking it out. The more you are there the less disgusting it gets.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So way this your class?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.nku.edu/~richmond/CADAVER.JPG" border="0" /></p>

[Justice4all]

<strong>Gvac</strong> wrote:<br />Is it wrong that this thread is making me horny?<br /><p>In a word...yes.</p><p>Now if they were dissecting kittens....YUMMY! <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/devil2.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Coach]

My Brother- In- Law while in med school had to work on one daily for six months....they had to name it...so his team called it Abra Cadaver.

[Dudeman]

<font size="-1"><font size="1">&nbsp;you get used to it.</font><br />
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<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Dudeman on 7-22-06 @ 9:47 AM</span>

[Yerdaddy]

<strong>narc</strong> wrote:<br />This raises a good point: Why would anyone donate their bodies to science? I would never want people like this talking about my decaying corpse. Or using my anus to hold pencils. <p>That's it. I'm cancelling our date.</p>

[narc]

<hr color="cococo" align="left"></font><strong>Yerdaddy</strong> wrote:<br><strong>narc</strong> wrote:<br />This raises a good point: Why would anyone donate their bodies to science? I would never want people like this talking about my decaying corpse. Or using my anus to hold pencils. <p>That's it. I'm cancelling our date.</p><hr color="cococo" align="left"><p></p>
You misunderstand. I just want to be alive so I can experience all the sweet clenching pencil action.

[Yerdaddy]

<strong>narc</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Yerdaddy</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>narc</strong> wrote:<br />This raises a good point: Why would anyone donate their bodies to science? I would never want people like this talking about my decaying corpse. Or using my anus to hold pencils. <p>That's it. I'm cancelling our date.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>You misunderstand. I just want to be alive so I can experience all the sweet clenching pencil action. <p>You just earned yourself a trip to Red Lobster&nbsp;and Staples, Mister.</p>

[Jennitalia]

<strong>Justice4all</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Actually Jen I am a little jealous. IN school science was my favorite subject. Anatomy and Phys. was a free elective I choose. Most people did it because they had to (nursing or future doctors). I found it facinating. The human body is an amazing work of art and machine. Not many people get to see the insides like you did. Yes it can be disgusting (good call on the Vics vapor rub...) and also well done on sticking it out. The more you are there the less disgusting it gets.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So way this your class?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.nku.edu/~richmond/CADAVER.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>our class wasn't quite the sausage fest, tom.&nbsp; all girls, one guy from another class, and the male cadaver cutter upper.&nbsp; also, he didnt use a sheet to cover it up.&nbsp;&nbsp; a garbage bag wrapped the head and toes.&nbsp; the vag was exposed for all to see.&nbsp; and i 'll be honest, i kinda used that as my focal point because after awhile i was psyching myself out.... but yeah, it kinda looked like that, but more body parts on other tables.&nbsp; i honestly didnt think it was that helpful because the body was so old that the muscles, nerves and vessels were all stringy.&nbsp; i thought we were getting a &quot;fresh&quot; body,&nbsp; As gross as it was, I absolutely love this school and all of the classes so far&nbsp;and I'm kicking myself in the ass for putting it off as long as I did.&nbsp; I can't wait to become a massage therapist.</p><p>i DO want to go see the bodies exhibit at the seaport.&nbsp; some friends from my class have gone and said it was really cool.&nbsp; they not only have bodies sliced in every which way, but they also have them set up by systems (just the muscular system, just the cardiovascular system...)&nbsp; </p><p>well, time for me to go study the muscles of the upper extremity now.</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Jennitalia on 7-22-06 @ 12:00 PM</span>

[ThePointer]

<font size="2">Jen&nbsp; you are lucky.&nbsp; A friend of mine who was in Medical school had his final exam in anatomy and physiology.&nbsp; They had to identify different parts of the body from various cadavers who were laid out in the lab with muscles and tendons and organs exposed and tagged.&nbsp; They were allowed in the two weekends before&nbsp; in order to study.&nbsp; He was a chewer of tobacco and forgot to bring a cup.&nbsp; Needless to say, Red muscles&nbsp; and tendons became brown.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He still passed. Today he is a professor at a nationally recognized Medical school teaching neuro-opthomology.</font>

[DJEvelEd]

<p>Body Worlds is going to be in Boston next week. That was an awesome freakshow...</p><p><img height="265" src="http://english.people.com.cn/200504/28/images/0428_A65.jpg" width="400" border="0" /></p><p>I'm having spine surgery soon so this exhibit was actually cool for me to see...</p><p><img height="400" src="http://dailydavid.com/uploaded_images/zoom_pondererback-757079.jpg" width="267" border="0" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p>