Aiden Hill -Mustangs Ahead
(LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL) - Lakewood Ranch High School (LRHS) anatomy and physiology students recently learned about eye anatomy by dissecting a sheep eye.
Students studied the structure and functions of the human eye. Since the sheep eye is very similar to a human eye, it serves as a good model to learn the parts of the eye from.
The groups of four first punctured and opened the eye before removing each part and putting it on a labeled sheet.
Dr. Jeffery Camp, LRHS anatomy and physiology teacher, walked around to assist students and provide information. Most of the groups were done in 10 minutes.
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The eye dissection is one way that science students can learn from hands-on experience about course material in a way that is fun, interesting, and engaging.
Senior Addison Schoenfeld, who participated in the dissection, said, “Dissecting the sheep’s eyes was a little gross, but it shows how many things are inside the eye. There’s the iris, pupil, vitreous humor, the corchea. The eyes work in many ways that is so fun and fascinating.”
The next dissection the class does will be a fetal pig.
Students interested in human anatomy and/or who plan on pursuing medical fields can talk to their guidance counselors about taking this course once course selection forms are distributed on Feb. 10.