Pulled an all nighter dissecting a fetal pig cutting the spinal cord out of the spine one vertebra at a time
It was an all or nothing extra credit assignment - you either got the brain all the way to the cauda equina out in one piece or zero points
teasing out the cauda equina must have been a treat.
Truly But the most difficult part was removing the brain intact that sucker was stuck in there.
My hand was all cramped from holding surgical scissors all night snipping each side of each vertebra all the way up
I mangled the brain stem a bit but the teacher looked the other way (I was the only student brave (stupid) enough to try for the extra credit. And yes we were only given 24 hours to complete the assignment)
Technically the whole thing was in one piece
One of the weirdest and most tedious experiences of my life but makes a good story
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