I Can Fly

I had a dissection lab in human anatomy today. My partner and I were to dissect a chicken wing.  In the beginning we were to decide on who would retrieve the specimen and who would get the lab packets and other materials. After that we were able to move onto the first step, which was to cut the skin in order to reach the muscle, cutting carefully as to only cut the skin. With one person working on the cuts at the time, the other held the specimen down, in order to stabilize it. After skinning it efficiently we were able to observe the muscles, tendons and ligaments. Pulling on different tendons allowed us to create up and down movement of the wing.

The whole classroom was ultimately working together towards that common goal, which was to see the physiology of a chicken wing, therefore making it an interest group. Although in partners, the entire class stopped to listen to some tips our instructor shared with us. Soon anough, after practicing dexterity, the class was able to see the muscles and bone marrow inside the bone. Many were even able to pretend they were "flying". Our group effort paid off in the end.