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1st Year Science Students heartstruck!

NEWS / 22 February 2012

In early February the 1st Year Science class dissected sheep's hearts. Some of the 1st Year students describe what it was like.

1st Year Science - Dissecting Hearts1st Year Science - dissecting sheep's heartsIn early February the 1st Year Science class dissected sheep's hearts. Some of the 1st Year students describe what it was like.  (Click on thumbnails to open an enlarged version of image.) 

"I was really looking forward to dissecting the heart. I enjoyed cutting it open although it was very smelly!" - Moya McCrea

"It was so fun getting to dissect the heart. It's really a fun way to learn how it works and the structure of it." - Evan Matthews

"I was kind of grossed out about dissecting a sheep's heart before the dissection took place, but while we were doing it I was really enjoying myself!" - Megan Harnett

[Photos: Ms. O'Sullivan]

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