Sunday, May 30, 2010

DAY TWO OF DISSECTION

As all important organs had been looked at before, today was the day for general observations:
  • There were dozens of tiny veins throughout the body, noticeable only because of their light blue colouring (used as an indicator) even along the ribs.
  • The fetal pig though passing away in the womb, had actually developed small teeth in its jaw when pried apart.
  • The epidermis of the skin seemed to have several layers being at least one centimeter thick around the entirety of the pig.
  • The skin around the legs was the thickest on the whole body.
  • This particular fetal pig seemed to lack a pancreas.
  • It was very difficult to remove the stomach from the body as it seemed to be attached by a web of tissue attached both to the rib cage, the liver and the very skin of the pig.



THE HEAD:

The skull of the pig was cracked open. Compared to a human skull, or a fully grown pig, the skull was very fragile though for being so young and a still born it was still very tough. Cutting away a piece of the skull to take a look at the pigs brain it seemed to look very similar to a humans. It was a dull gray colour as well as very soft and seemed to almost have the wrap around effect yet in fact was a round ball only with molded bumps and curves on it.

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