Cat Observation

Shortly after lunch I walk into my human anatomy class which has the strong smell of formaldehyde. Today is not like others, today we get to meet our cats. I walk up to my lab station to see a small black and orange cat laying in a bin. My friend, Alyssa, grabs blue latex gloves and snaps them on my hands as if we were about to begin a real surgery. In my tray lies three shiny silver instruments: a tweezers, a probe, and a scalpel. My hand instantly reaches for the scalpel. I grab it and begin to make a tiny incision directly below the sternum. My hand slides down smoothly like how a knife might cut through butter. I finally set the scalpel down and wait eagerly for the next set of directions. It is the first day with our cats and our goal is to remove the fur from around the abdomen and the thigh. Learning how to use the scalpel correctly is important, if one cuts too shallow there will still be a protective layer of skin and one cannot study the muscle. If one cuts to deep one might damage the muscles or even cut into organs. Out of my lab group, Alyssa and I are the only ones who enjoy dissecting the cat. As a result, we take turns gliding the scalpel over skin. Finally we peel back the skin from the body looking intentively to see what is underneath. The white, spider web like connective tissue becomes more apparent the more we pull back the fur. I go through with my fingers and detach the …show more content…
However, it was not until Human Anatomy that I realised I am fascinated about humans and the way the world works. I look at the world in a different way than most people might.
When I am eating carbohydrates I begin to wonder how much glucose I am consuming and how much ATP I would get out cellular respiration do to the glucose entering my cells.

When I look at a flower I do not see a just a flower in front of me. I see cellular respiration and photosynthesis working together to keep the plant