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So, I just got done with my first semester as a Med Student, and I got to say, I had a wonderful time studying the human body. It is just so amazing and wonderful, and it's awesome how all parts of our body works together to form a functioning human body. So, who else has taken Anatomy? What is your favorite system, favorite organ, cells, etc?

For me, it would have to be the Cardiovascular system, the heart, blood cells, White Blood Cells, the Arteries and the Veins, not to mention the capillaries bed throughout the body. I just found it really amazing! :) I also enjoyed the muscle and the bones.

So, I just got done with my first semester as a Med Student, and I got to say, I had a wonderful time studying the human body. It is just so amazing and wonderful, and it's awesome how all parts of our body works together to form a functioning human body. So, who else has taken Anatomy? What is your favorite system, favorite organ, cells, etc?
Genitourinary System, even though I hate nephrology. :p Finding the internal pudendal nerve is fun... and oh yeah, also splitting a cadaver's penis and pubic symphysis in half. :D

Genitourinary System, even though I hate nephrology. :p Finding the internal pudendal nerve is fun... and oh yeah, also splitting a cadaver's penis and pubic symphysis in half. :D

Crazy med students thinking science is real..

Crazy med students thinking science is real..
Don't make me resect your internal pudendal nerve......

So, who else has taken Anatomy? What is your favorite system, favorite organ, cells, etc?


The skull and brain. Mainly because lab exercises involve the use of quality power tools (http://www.stryker.com/myhsp/exercise/Instruments/GeneralMultiSpecialtyInstruments/PowerTools/HeavyDuty/PrecisionSaw/index.htm). Hey Bob (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Vila), lets see Sears (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craftsman_%28tools%29) do that.


For me, it would have to be the Cardiovascular system...the Arteries and the Veins...

Especially when one accidentally nicks that one artery that didn't quite get completely drained. Oh dear (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_shield).

Endoplasmic reticulum ftw ;)

The skull and brain. Mainly because lab exercises involve the use of quality power tools (http://www.stryker.com/myhsp/exercise/Instruments/GeneralMultiSpecialtyInstruments/PowerTools/HeavyDuty/PrecisionSaw/index.htm). Hey Bob (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Vila), lets see Sears (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craftsman_%28tools%29) do that.
Ha. Ours was much fun. We used hammers, chisels, and hacksaws. Definitely good for developing murderous tendencies.

Ha. Ours was much fun. We used hammers, chisels, and hacksaws. Definitely good for developing murderous tendencies.

As I recall, we ended up doing the same thing, as the saw broke.

As I recall, we ended up doing the same thing, as the saw broke.
So those powerful instruments turned to useless junk if they broke... just like when a computer crashes...

Endoplasmic reticulum ftw ;)

That's fun to say.

I'm an artist. The only anatomy I've taken concerned the muscular and skeletal systems, so I guess those are my favourites.

;)

You need to STUDY to enjoy human anatomy?

....

I think you guys are doing it wrong.

meh, I don't really like anatomy, but it's ok. I prefer physiology (especially of the nerve-system) because it answers "how" and not "what". But to answer your question, I prefer anatomy of the brain.

lol boobs.

lol boobs.

Hey, when you're in this thread, you'll refer to them as mammaries!

Hey, when you're in this thread, you'll refer to them as mammaries!

Or you could try using proper Latin and not the abomination used in the Anglo countries and refer to them as "glandula mammaria" or simply "mamma".

Anyhew, I pick the twelve cranial nerves: N. olfactorius, opticus, oculomotorius, trochlearis, trigeminus, abducens, facialis, vestibulocochlearis, glossopharyngeus, vagus, accessorius, hypoglossus. They're of course part of any routine neurological examination and I like them because they can be so methodically and easily tested and the findings can tell you so much.

Also, I have to pick circulus arteriosus cerebri (Willisi), simply for being a bitch to remember all its branches.

Anyhew, I pick the twelve cranial nerves: N. olfactorius, opticus, oculomotorius, trochlearis, trigeminus, abducens, facialis, vestibulocochlearis, glossopharyngeus, vagus, accessorius, hypoglossus. They're of course part of any routine neurological examination and I like them because they can be so methodically and easily tested and the findings can tell you so much.

I used to know a very dirty mnemonic device to remember those.

I used to know a very dirty mnemonic device to remember those.

I still do :p

As for Anatomy: looking at it and learning bits and pieces was fun. Trying to remember all the stupid names for everything was less so.

I used to know a very dirty mnemonic device to remember those.

I used to, too, something like "Oh, Oh, Oh To Touch And Feel Various Girls' Vaginas And Hymen."

But the thing was that mnemonic devices never worked that well with me. I'd remember the device, but still forget what it stood for, so I just learnt stuff by name, and the mnemonic didn't help a bit with remembering their function.

I used to, too, something like "Oh, Oh, Oh To Touch And Feel Various Girls' Vaginas And Hymen."

But the thing was that mnemonic devices never worked that well with me. I'd remember the device, but still forget what it stood for, so I just learnt stuff by name, and the mnemonic didn't help a bit with remembering their function.

I knew a different one used to remember their function......to tell the truth they are clutter in my brain now.

I knew a different one used to remember their function......to tell the truth they are clutter in my brain now.

How come you learnt them?

How come you learnt them?

for a while when I was younger I wanted to be a pathologist, so I learned a lot of anatomy and medical stuff.....right now the only good it does me is teaching anatomy stuff to my kid who wants to be a doctor and freaking myself out over medical issues......

"mom, I have a headache"
" :eek:might be a tumor!"

for a while when I was younger I wanted to be a pathologist, so I learned a lot of anatomy and medical stuff.....right now the only good it does me is teaching anatomy stuff to my kid who wants to be a doctor and freaking myself out over medical issues......

On your own? How... odd.

"mom, I have a headache"
" :eek:might be a tumor!"

Or a cerebral haemorrhage, can't forget that.

On your own? How... odd.
yeah, everyone thought I was studying to be a serial killer or something.


Or a cerebral haemorrhage, can't forget that.
a lot of things really, aneurysm, injury, infection, vascular issues, stray bullet..... no way to tell without a neuro exam and a CT......

yeah, everyone thought I was studying to be a serial killer or something.

How did you get the time? I was too busy playing with other kids. Still am... :\

a lot of things really, aneurysm, injury, infection, vascular issues, stray bullet..... no way to tell without a neuro exam and a CT......

CT? Pfft. Splurge on an MRI and a positron emission tomography while you're at it. And lots and lots of blood work - it could be giant cell arteritis, and then we'd need to biopsy. :)

I'm taking a class about anatomy at school now. I think it's kind of interesting but also kind of icky.

How did you get the time? I was too busy playing with other kids. Still am... :\
I didn't have any friends :(


CT? Pfft. Splurge on an MRI and a positron emission tomography while you're at it. And lots and lots of blood work - it could be giant cell arteritis, and then we'd need to biopsy. :)
true that. It could be a psych issue though....maybe we need to do a few ECT sessions to be sure.

I didn't have any friends :(

Aww, honey! I'd hug you but, you know, the Atlantic ocean...

true that. It could be a psych issue though....maybe we need to do a few ECT sessions to be sure.

Did someone say thorazine drip? Let'er rip!

Aww, honey! I'd hug you but, you know, the Atlantic ocean...
yeah.


Did someone say thorazine drip? Let'er rip!

yay!

I always have enjoyed the brain. In my junior year of HS,I was in a dual credit college anatomy class, and one of our things was to successfully remove the brain and spine of a pig. I was the only one in class to do it with out tearing. I still have the thing at home in a jar. Kinda creepy really. That was also the class that helped me decide not to go into health care. We were examining a cadaver and i was leaning on the box that it was in, and my hand slipped and fell into the juices....and that made me sick...and I spewed. :(

yeah.

This of course merits nothing less but deploying the de-lochinator. *excellent*

yay!

A dash of anti-psychotics never hurt anyone. Except the ones it hurt, but they were damaged already anyway.

So those powerful instruments turned to useless junk if they broke... just like when a computer crashes...

It wasn't that the instrument was junk, things break after all. It was trying to get an already cash strapped community college to spend more money on its inaugural human prosection class to get the stupid thing fixed. All the other lab equipment (especially microscopes) were guarded with an almost insane fury for precisely the same reason.

We were examining a cadaver and i was leaning on the box that it was in, and my hand slipped and fell into the juices....and that made me sick...and I spewed. :(

The sudden event isn't so bad. What's bad is when, in order to reach a tricky spot, you've been leaning against the subject for approximately ten minutes before you realize that the protective gown you've been wearing only protects for approximately 5 minutes.

This of course merits nothing less but deploying the de-lochinator. *excellent*
*intrigue*


A dash of anti-psychotics never hurt anyone. Except the ones it hurt, but they were damaged already anyway.

I have a feeling that if I were to ever venture into health care, my key phrase would be something like "he was already fucked up when I got here"

I'm going to have to dissect a cat later. I'm kind of worried about that because I like cats.

I'm going to have to dissect a cat later. I'm kind of worried about that because I like cats.

Ask your instructor if the class can finish with the construction of a nifty trophy (http://www.clinicalcharts.com/shop/images/1745.jpeg). Why buy one when you can make your own?

Ask your instructor if the class can finish with the construction of a nifty trophy (http://www.clinicalcharts.com/shop/images/1745.jpeg). Why buy one when you can make your own?

That looks pretty. :)

Why am I so tired now? :(

I'm going to have to dissect a cat later. I'm kind of worried about that because I like cats.

well, it's not like you have to kill it, I mean it comes to you already dead....right?.......right?!

I really enjoyed dissecting the fetal pig, very cool.

I really enjoyed dissecting the fetal pig, very cool.

Ahh, good times.
The fetal pig I had to dissect must have been aborted(or however they acquire those things) especially early because it was ridiculously small compared to the other ones. I couldn't even find some of the organs and everything looked different. This may have been partially due to my hackjob of a dissection.

well, it's not like you have to kill it, I mean it comes to you already dead....right?.......right?!


I don't have to kill one. They're in the classroom now in boxes.

I don't have to kill one. They're in the classroom now in boxes.

boxes of dead cats? that sounds........unsanitary...and a little bit cool.

I have a box of live cats.......I think, I mean.....you know I won't really know what's in there until I open it up.......

I don't think I could dissect a cat, I have a cat and I love her. If I do have to dissect one, I hope it's not a Siamese.

boxes of dead cats? that sounds........unsanitary...and a little bit cool.


I think they're in plastic bags or something inside the boxes.

I don't think I could dissect a cat, I have a cat and I love her. If I do have to dissect one, I hope it's not a Siamese.

mine was mostly dissected by the time it was my turn (we only had 2 for the class of 40) so I only got to take out it's heart........

mine was mostly dissected by the time it was my turn (we only had 2 for the class of 40) so I only got to take out it's heart........

We have one for every two people.

Now I know why you wanted to be an occupational therapist.

Now I know why you wanted to be an occupational therapist.

Because it pays well and I want to help people like myself?

Bloody medics. It's all application with none of the understanding with you lot, isn't it.

Gimme 2 years and I'll be there with you, only with a full-on degree in biochemistry as my backing knowledge. :p

I wanted to be a doctor once, but I'm glad I didn't!
My father is a retired doctor.

Because it pays well and I want to help people like myself?Nope, anatomy class.