Advanced Health Science

  Brian Blake led students in Anatomy and Physiology through a bone dissection.  

Students learned the difference between compact bone, spongy bone and cartilage.  

Students were able to see and feel bone marrow , one student saying it felt like butter.  

Students learned that bone can bleed and that a hip replacement is actually a femur replacement.  

What makes this activity so memorable?   

The realization that bone has so many different properties to it.  Such as the type of bone, red marrow and yellow marrow, and cartilage.  

It was very interesting to see how the knee joint works and many students said that the thing that stood out the most was the feel of the bone marrow.

Have you ever wondered what your heart looks like? 

Today in Anatomy and Physiology students had the opportunity to dissect pig hearts.  Pig hearts are the closest to human hearts allowing students to take a look at what their own hearts may look like.  Brian Blake had students look at the outside of the heart, and the inside of the heart. 

Students found valves, arteries, and veins of the heart.  Students had a lot of fun discovering what a real heart looks like.  

Thank to Ms. Hartvigsen for always having such amazing hands-on experiences for these students. And Thank you to Mr. Brian Blake for coming to help with this module of learning.

Anatomy and Physiology students had the opportunity this week to dissect bones. Who knew you could dissect a bone, isn't it just bone? As these students found out there is more to the bone than just bone.

Did you know that joints, such as the ball that fits into the hip joint are smooth and look like marble?

Did you know that the knee cap slides along something that looks like a track?

Students were able to see these characteristics of bone as well as the meniscus, the ACL, muscle, and fat. Students also sawed the bone in half to see bone marrow.