Has anyone dissected an animal?

I have never dissected an animal. And wonder if it was co0ol? or just wrong...

Fetal Pig, squid, Lampray Eel, Pigeon, Frog, Shark, I always found it interesting.

oh how was the shark? that sounds interesting..

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Originally Posted by DjD357

Dissected a fetal pig.. not a pleasant experience but not terrible

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yeah i had to disect a pig too... supposedly pig fetuses are the closest thing anatomically to a human fetus you can legally get to disect in schools and thats why they use them

Yes... forgive me:sadcrying.... I had to dissect a cat when I thought I wanted to go into nursing. In Anatomy class. They came from the local pound. I had a hard time doing it but I have always been way too empathetic for my own good.(Empathetic over a dead cat,no less!) It really was interesting but , I couldn't separate the kitty from the dissection. I couldn't even hurt a dead cat so I knew I couldn't go into a profession where I might have to hurt someone. Crazy,huh?
That being said my lab partner absolutely loved it and she even named the cat Lucky.

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Originally Posted by BlAzInIt4:20

oh how was the shark? that sounds interesting..

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Yeah it was cool, did it in Zoology class in highschool. It was pregnant as well.

Yes, I have. Many kinds. I find it tough to do emotionally. But I do believe dissection is important to the teaching of science. I'm a second-year medical student or will be in three more weeks. In first-year, we dissected human cadavers. To learn anatomic structures, you have to see and identify them.

i've had to dissect a frog 3 times and this past semester we did a shark, crawfish, cricket, frog (my 3rd time), sea star, and a rat. there was a couple more but those are the ones that stick out in my mind, especially the rat. the one my group got was pregnant with 12 babies, all of which were about ready to come out. what a downer. :(

I've dissected SHITLOADS of critters both for my Biology-heavy Fisheries Management degree, and for subsequent employment.
The most interesting was a mink (good way to use the by=products of fur farming since no one eats weasels). The professor proclaimed that my dissection was surgically neat, lol.
The ones I've done the most of are Pacific codfish, to do stomach-contents checks and take otoliths (ear bones) for ageing purposes.
It is a very important learning tool if you are doing it with well-educated guidance. Otherwise you're just hacking shit up.

I've dissected nothing before. I don't think I could either.