Hi everyone, This is the second week timetabled for the musculo-skeletal system. This is a big and important unit so make sure you get onto it before next Monday when we are due to move on to the next topic, the cardiovascular system. You now have less than 2 weeks to do the quiz so make sure you dont miss out on the marks for that.
Although the clash with First Aid meant we had a reduced class for the practical yesterday the people able to come had a great time. They especially got right into the large cow's hock joint I had sourced from a friendly butcher. They were quite surprised at how the real thing differed from the nice neat diagrams in the text book; how big the tendons were and how little synovial fluid is actually needed to lubricate the joint. There were also nice cut muscles to be seen, so several people tried to identify the epi-, peri- and endo- mysium. For those who missed out on this, joints can be got from a butcher quite easily and often free, (especially if you say it is for scientific/educational purposes!), so get one and investigate it yourself before donating it to a friendly dog!
Best wishes, Ruth
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