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Dissection and Prosection?

terpineol

About as much as cutting cheese will.

Dissection is strangely fun if you are in the mood, and very rewarding if you are ontop of the work load to have prepared for it. (this is a very rare occurrence).

Terp
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couldnt have been better said

Reply 41

Wangers

16

The thing with dissection is - its usually a one time thing once its been cut, fresher medics are rarely great surgeons, and as a result, if you don't see something the first time - theres a good chance it will have been destroyed or not in the right place. Which I would say is a advantage of prosection, but I still think dissection helps to visualise stuff on a body.

Reply 42

bright star

1

i guess dissection might make you actually pay some attention.... i tend to get our prosections out, gaze absently at them and put them away again :ninja:

Reply 43

Democracy

20

bright star

i guess dissection might make you actually pay some attention.... i tend to get our prosections out, gaze absently at them and put them away again

Heya, long time no see :wavey:

Reply 44

bright star

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Democracy

Heya, long time no see :wavey:

helloooo

how is you?? i'm enjoying my new computer. i've not had internet at home in like 6 months. i felt like a sad sap going into the library to use tsr....

Reply 45

Democracy

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bright star

helloooo

how is you?? i'm enjoying my new computer. i've not had internet at home in like 6 months. i felt like a sad sap going into the library to use tsr....

I'm fine thanks, under the stress of exams though :mad:

Did everything regarding your OSCE(?) sort itself out? So long ago...

Reply 46

bright star

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Democracy

I'm fine thanks, under the stress of exams though :mad:

Did everything regarding your OSCE(?) sort itself out? So long ago...

yeah, i've suspended my year at uni to give myself some time to relax and save some money up. i never took my resit in the summer, i did it about 6 weeks ago, due the results any day now :eek3:

Reply 47

Democracy

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bright star

yeah, i've suspended my year at uni to give myself some time to relax and save some money up. i never took my resit in the summer, i did it about 6 weeks ago, due the results any day now

I see...well good luck with that, I hope all goes well :holmes:

Reply 48

aMasterPieceOfDNA

It's valuable if you prepare (i.e. look at the material and study anatomical diagrams before the practical) as it really can put things into perspective. If, however, you have no clue what/where the superficial inguinal ring is then it can also be pretty embarrassing.

Reply 49

Renal

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aMasterPieceOfDNA

It's valuable if you prepare (i.e. look at the material and study anatomical diagrams before the practical) as it really can put things into perspective. If, however, you have no clue what/where the superficial inguinal ring is then it can also be pretty embarrassing.

So in order to learn any anatomy from dissection you have to have learnt it before you start? Great...

Reply 50

belis

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Renal

So in order to learn any anatomy from dissection you have to have learnt it before you start? Great...

You can learn there and than (particulary if you enjoy education through humiliation) but with limited time available for each group it makes sence to get the basics from textbooks and use the time with the demonstrator to clarify finer points.

Reply 51

7589200

18

we do dissection....I thought it was really useful
lol why the hell would you trade that for prosection :/

Reply 52

Spencer Wells

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Vazzyb

we do dissection....I thought it was really useful
lol why the hell would you trade that for prosection :/

It's not like places where you dissect don't use prosection as well. We have a DR with about 40 cadavers in total, with hundreds of prosected specimens around the walls and arms and legs in tanks that you can take out at will. Add to that computer simulations and plastic models in the corner, and you have all bases covered.

I think dissection can only add to the experience of learning anatomy, and I'm very glad that it's the method that we used (in combination with prosection etc.)

Reply 53

Wangers

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Vazzyb

we do dissection....I thought it was really useful
lol why the hell would you trade that for prosection :/

Well hypthetically suppose someone completly by accident cut the nerves you're supposed to be looking at....

Reply 54

7589200

18

Yeah but like SW said, schools which have dissection, also offer prosection so its ok.

The reason why I really liked dissection is because it gave a very good overall feel of how different 'areas' linked together rather than showing any particular structure very well - which is done well by books/prosections.