Wednesday 28 January 2015

Fetal Pig Dissection!

Observations: The size of the fetal pig was very surprising based upon previous pictures I have seen of other dissections, it was way smaller than I expected. Nonetheless it weighed pretty well, felt like it was about 4 pounds and the shape of the pig was actually so similar to a fetal human in my opinion because the pig was curved in (forward) just as a fetal human would be, crouched forward as it it is in a protective position. The eyes of the fetal pig were sealed shut, and you can tell they have never opened up because of the grip it held if i tried to open. The fetus even had some hair, we found traces of eyebrow hair, and facial hair, although the fetal pig had a rubbery plastic texture the hairs added a realistic feeling to the extraterrestrial animal. The mouth was partially open, it kinda looked like a panting dog because it had its tongue stuck out. If you open the mouth you are able to see and feel the toothless gums, they are very bumpy and its so amazing because based on its mouth it looks like a newborn baby.







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