Sunday, November 18, 2007

The Cadavers



I just wanted to share a little about my trip to Detroit. There was no picture taking and the book of pictures cost $20 so I didn't buy one. So I had to just use the ones off the pamphlets. The bodies were from China and they weren't exactly what I was expecting. I thought they would be laid out on tables but the had one playing basketball, one playing baseball and one riding a bike, among others. It was really neat though! The picture with the map in the way was one who had all his muscles taken away from his body, its hard to tell in this picture. I didn't actually get to see the soccer playing one but I did the other sports I mentioned. They had one with only blood vessels and nothing else, so you could see the outline of the body in blood vessels. The also had one cross-sectioned in 1 inch sections. It was really neat and if you get the chance to go I would definitely recommend it!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I think that must be the same display I read about. The article I saw said most people thought it was a little "gross" but glad your "nurse eyes" found it enjoyable. One of my kids saw a similar display in CA and thought it was OK but not great so I'm sure your scientific training made it more enjoyable to you. Still not certain it's something I will try to see.