Human Dissection Laboratory
This facility is fully licensed by the State of New York and provides an 800–square foot area with three work stations for human dissection. Each work station is equipped with surgical lighting and will accommodate four students for dissection, or up to six students for observation. The lab has downdraft ventilation which insures continuous replacement of room air with outside fresh air. When cadavers are not being studied or dissected, they will be stored in a 160–square foot walk–in cooler. The lab also contains all the necessary tools and reference material for dissection and the study of human anatomy. This type of facility puts Mohawk Valley Community College in a leading position among community colleges in the study of the anatomy of the human body.
Having a human dissection experience at Mohawk Valley Community College allows our Anatomy and Physiology students to have the unique opportunity to venture into a learning experience generally not afforded community college students. Following set guidelines associated with our New York State Non–transplant Human Tissue Anatomic Bank license, students will have the opportunity to assess the normal and abnormal structures associated with the human body and truly appreciate the design and complexity of human systems.
The nursing faculty at Mohawk Valley Community College are thrilled with the new, hands–on learning experiences that our students will have working on human cadavers. There is no better way to learn anatomy and physiology than by dissecting the body, handling the veins, finding the organs that we read about in our textbooks, observing the effects of disease on the body, and seeing the effects of aging. The majority of our students are visual learners and this wonderful opportunity will enhance the quality of instruction and provide our students with the best learning experience possible. Nursing students must have a firm understanding of human anatomy and physiology in order to assess, plan, implement and evaluate their nursing care. This approach to learning is absolutely fantastic! Thank you to the Life Science Department for this wonderful experience.
