#4 - ischemia

we're learning about the heart and heart failure today. ischemia is not good but so fun to say, that and infarction. the heart is so complex and pretty amazing. the fact that it just beats for that many years, sometimes over 100 years! then in some people it just stops. science and the body is just so amazing.


good heart

bad heart

I just went to this exhibit at OMSI called body worlds 3. I went earlier in the summer and it was pretty awesome, just as awesome second time around. basically it is people who have donated their bodies to be learning materials. usually when a person or organism dies it decomposes. this guy figured out a way to stop the decomposition then replace cells with plastic and it's called plastination. so these people are presented in a very artistic way for a great learning experience. there are also samples of all body parts also plasticized and different views for optimum viewing experience.

a man holding his skin, the largest and heaviest organ in the body

good lung vs smoker's lung

anyways it was a great exhibit and I would definitely recommend it to anyone so if it's in your city, go see it!! it's well worth the $20. body worlds website