Class Activities

Get a Gravid Pig Uterus

You can obtain these from some biological supply houses relatively inexpensively. The students will have a chance to see small fetal pigs, umbilical cords, and placentas. This can really liven up a class usually held near the end of the school year when everyone is getting a bit burned out.

Reference: McMurtie, H. and J.K. Rikel. 1991. The Coloring Review Guide to Human Anatomy. Dubuque, IA: WCB/McGraw-Hill.

This website has some ultrasound pictures from very early in pregnancy

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