Today in anatomy, we watched a video of a human dissection of the digestive system. It was done by Gunther van Hagens, the anatomist that created Body Worlds. It was really cool to get a taste of what I'll be seeing when I organize an autopsy trip. A surprising number of people in my class watched the whole thing and weren't too freaked out about it. I guess that's good news for my project.
I've watched a couple of autopsy videos online this past week. One thing that surprised me was how quickly the medical examiners worked. It seemed almost careless how they would make the incisions and pull back the skin. I expected them to take more time and be careful about accidentally cutting something they shouldn't, but I guess when the patient is dead, they don't have to worry about that.