Lauren's+Cat+Dissection

Left Subclavian Artery : First Picture

Of course when I first heard that I was going to dissect a cat, I was grossed out. How could I cut open a cuddly cat, a loving house pet? But as I got further and further into the dissection on the first day, the anatomy of the cat began to fascinate me. How similar the tendons, and muscles and organs of the cat is compared to a human is astounding. But those tendons,muscles, and nerves were not easy to find. Many times Tyler, Jamie and I would have to study the picture multiple times to find them. I was glad for the challenge though. It engrained the information deeper into my brain.

The whole experience was a very informative one. But there are two things that I do regret. One, is that the dissection didn't last longer. I think a few more days would have made the information gained sink in just a bit more than it did. Also taking pictures as we went along with the dissection was a bit distracting. I admit that part of the time, I worried mostly about how many pictures we had to take, instead of concentrating on dissecting the cat. Regrets set aside, the experiment was still a success. I enjoyed seeing the different parts of the cat and figuring out what they were for... and making a cat mummy was fun too. :)