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Tuesday, March 11
The Musclular System and Museum of Surgical Science
On the second day of art and anatomy, we started off the day with another intriguging presentation by Mr. Lengendre and Mr. Chopra. However, this time it was not on he skeletal system, but rather on the muscular system. After, we walked to the Museum of Surgical System, conveniently only three blocks away! We were welcomed with a mock amputation during the civil war era, done by members of our group. We learned that not only were there different instruments for different parts of the boy (flesh, muscle, bones), but the first surgeons were butchers or haircutters. Skills surgeons only took 30-90 seconds to operate, by the end of the civil war. We had an opportunity to visit and explore the whole museum. For lunch, we went to Chipotle. After lunch, we returned to school to begin drawing the muscles in our hand over a sketch we made. Today was a fun-filled educational day!
--Jenna
In the morning we walked to the Museum of Surgical Science. Here we performed a mock amputation to illustrate how primitive surgery was during the Civil War era. After this amputation we set off around the museum to see many fascinating exhibits. It fascinated me that throughout history man has had some knowledge of infections and the need to remove them. Even the early Egyptians had hieroglyphics depicting tools used for surgery. This museum mapped the evolution of medicine in a very interesting and colorful way. When we were finished touring the museum we headed over to Chipotle, and when we returned we were then taught about various types of muscle (cardiac, smooth, and skeletal), along with the different properties of muscles. Mores specifically we delved into how the multinucleic muscle fibers are formed by the fusion of myoblasts, as well as how these fibers interact to form a muscle. We also learned the different proteins that aid in muscle contraction, and how each muscle is countered by another one (bicep/triceps). After this lecture we then created model finger, using popsickle sticks as bones and strings as muscle. By pulling the different string we were able to visualize how the contracting of muscles aids in bone movement. Finally, our last activity was drawing the muscles in our hand. We did this by researching the muscle outline in the hand and translating that to our sketch: laying a transparent piece of paper on top of our drawing and shading the different muscles and tendons accordingly. This project allowed people to grasp a further understanding of the muscle system through a fun activity such as art.
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