I don’t know if this is normal for a medical student, but I’ll be undergoing several wardrobe changes throughout the day tomorrow for different events.
Forearm Extensors and Flexors
Published: 2 years, 5 months ago (Aug 18, 2009) in MS1Tags: anatomy · 0 Comments
Today in gross anatomy, my group dissected out the extensor and flexor compartments of the forearm. We found muscles like the flexor carpi ulnaris, extensor carpi radialis brevis, and abductor pollicis longus. A part of me wishes I knew Latin before medical school.
Last night expanded my motivation to succeed. Somewhere between reading the *heavily modified* Hippocratic Oath and listening to the upperclassmen speeches, I was once again overcome with a sense of realization – I’m finally here. The same institution where medical legends like Dr. DeBakey once stood. The only medical school I ever wanted to go […]
Yesterday, my anatomy group continued our cadaver dissection by locating the brachial plexus, a particular bundle of nerves situated near the axilla (armpit) which arises from C5-T1 and innervates the entire upper limb.
First Week of Medical School
Published: 2 years, 6 months ago (Aug 8, 2009) in MS1Tags: curriculum · 3 Comments
Several things have been made painfully obvious to me in my first week of medical school. First of all, it’s true – med students probably cover just as much in one week as undergrad science students do in a month. Second, I feel like I’m in the backseat helplessly watching my brilliant classmates excel. Being […]
Our Cadaver – A Female?
Published: 2 years, 6 months ago (Aug 7, 2009) in MS1Tags: anatomy · 1 Comment
My gross anatomy group got together yesterday afternoon to dissect out the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor muscles of the chest, and did we have one heck of a realization! Our cadaver was initially presented to us face-down (dorsal side facing up) so we could easily dissect the back/shoulder; however, to access the chest, we […]
First Day of Gross Anatomy Lab
Published: 2 years, 6 months ago (Aug 4, 2009) in MS1Tags: anatomy · 0 Comments
What comes to mind when you think of your “best teacher?” Perhaps the one who had easy tests? Maybe the one who would go out of his/her way to know each student on an individual basis? Well in gross anatomy, the cadaver is undoubtedly a medical student’s best teacher.
Today was my first “real” day of medical school. We had lectures on introductory histology (preparing a sample for microscopy), the cytoskeleton (microtubules, microfilaments, and intermediate filaments), and the anatomy of the shoulder.
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