Pig Dissection

During the pig dissection, we set out to observe and discover pig anatomy, which is similar to human anatomy, and as a result not only did we learn about the different systems and parts we were also able to see the things we learned about in the unit in a real world scenario. As we learned about the how the systems of the body maintain homeostasis in an organism, dissecting a fetal pig was a really good way to observe how systems such as the digestive, circulatory, and respiratory fit in the organism and how this would, therefore, contribute to maintaining homeostasis. In addition, the dissection was quite fun, as we got to have a hands-on way of learning, and my favorite part was observing the organs in the fetal pig and how they connected and worked together to create a working organism. 

Overall, I think the pig dissection was a valuable experience, as not only was doing it a fun hands-on lab that was educational, I think it was a unique way to learn about anatomy and function of the human body through a fetal pig. I would recommend any future students to really get the full experience of dissecting the pig and observing the anatomy, as it really gives a new perspective to the unit "Physiology", even if it may seem a little gross at first.