Yesterday and today have been beautiful sunny, very warm days - too bad we are indoors for most of the day. Today's academic topic is the Nervous System. Again - meds and vets will be engaged in lecture for about 90 minutes followed by lab activities in the wet lab. The lecture covers the divisions of the NS, functions of the NS, composition of nervous tissue, how anesthesia works, etc. In the wet lab - students have hands on stations - holding brains (normal and abnormal) and spinal cords and vertebral columns, they learn the cranial nerves and about meningitis and what to look for in a patient with a neurological disorder. Rachel and Casey were the models for "coordination" and cerebellar function. The wet lab activities are amazing - real brains (not models) with small group discussions.
After lunch, the students had clinical scenarios - there are 4 stations - the stations involve hands on activities using tuning forks, how to read and interpret an EEG, pupil reflexes, etc - all types of diagnostic tests that are used in assessing the nervous system. Students also learned the nerves associated with a kiss! Some were freaked out by the science behind it... others were taking notes!
The vet students also learned a bit of the nervous system as well as the reproductive system. This morning they looked at radiographs, reproductive organs (preserved), and applied hands-on experience to what they learned in lecutre. The students were able to conduct a neurological exam on a golden lab (named Marley... like the movie HA!).
In the afternoon the vets went to the farm and were able to look at a fistulated cow (has an opening in the stomach so the students can feel the rumen)... they were also able to palpate a pregnant cow and feel the baby calf moving around... there were many awesome faces made! Make sure you check out the picture site (http://www.sguacademy.com/) so you can see the children in shock as they felt the insides of the cow!
Tonight was the "Rhum Runner" cruise and dinner. This is always a blast!!! Great food, Soca music, limbo contest, lots of dancing - great fun!
All the kids are now CPR certified (many of ours already were but it's a good refresher). Tomorrow we will be going into the town of St. George's and to the open market - this will be a fun adventure. Lots of souvenirs and spices, of course - this is the SPICE ISLAND!
We've had incredibly wet weather since we've been here, so that will make tomorrow's rain forest hike and mud fight "very intersting". Stay tuned for more on that!
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