April 2015

University of Utah School of Medicine Cadaver Lab

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ALC's Advanced Anatomy and Physiology Class and Medical Forensics Class traveled to SLC to tour the Cadaver Lab at the University of Utah.  Students were able to handle different organs and see how medical students and anatomists work on cadavers.  It was very interesting and a great educational opportunity for the students. Students are told at the beginning that the cadavers they see are people who have donated their bodies to science and they have a huge respect for these people.  They will tell us the person's name, age, how they died, and occupation. This information made it very personal and made the experience even better.  

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Story and Photos by Natalie Grant

Heart Dissection

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The Advanced Anatomy and Physiology class dissected pig hearts this week. They were able to see all the chambers of the hearts and the different valves, tubes etc. Students distinguished between the 3 layers of heart tissue. They also were able to see the difference in thickness between the right and left ventricles.  Thank you Mr. Blake for coming and doing the dissections with us.

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Story and Photos by Natalie Grant

Blood Stain Pattern Analysis

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In the Medical Forensic class students discovered how to analyze blood stain. To practice, students carried out a lab and reenacted different types of blood spatter.  Using red paint to simulate blood, students dropped blood from different heights, simulated cast off spatter from weapons, and simulated directionality of blood spatter.

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Story and Photos by Natalie Grant