Dissection and Puke, Yum!

Yesterday was an interesting day for me, I would have posted about it yesterday but I was too busy trying not to throw up! I had the pleasure of dissecting a rat in lab and measuring it's intestines and cutting it's brain out. It wasn't so much the sight of guts and brains that bothered me, but the new embalming fluid they are using! It is the worst smell I've ever smelled and I literally gagged several times while doing the dissection. I'm not unfamiliar with bad odors either, not only my own but I've worked at group homes where I was basically an adult diaper changer and not even that smelled this bad! I had the smell in my nose all day and at random times felt like I was going to puke. Has anyone else had this happen? As for the rats insides, their hearts were surprisingly large considering how small everything else is including their lungs. It's small intestine was 72cm long, considering it's body was only 12 cm long that is a lot of guts! HAHA Okay, I found that amusing. So, in conclusion if I ever dissect something again remind me to bring a mask.

Anybody up for some lunch after lab?