Welcome to the blog of team Scrubs: Alexandra and Amy.
Today we explored the abdominal cavity of James. We used scissors to cut through the skin but made sure not to cut too deep so we could preserve the organs.
We then explored the abdominal cavity, looking for the liver, stomach, gall bladder, kidney, caecum, pancreas, urinary bladder, testes (we all had males), and spleen.
We then decided to cut through the stomach. This is what we saw:
Since rabbits are herbivores, it was concluded that the green inside of the stomach was some type of grass that the rabbit was feeding on.
We also decided to cut through tissue to find the spine, and although our group couldn’t find the spine, another group did!
To take it one step further, we amputated James’s paw and decided to make a prosthetic. We took measurements to ensure a perfect fit on the prosthetic. Here is the design:
We decided on this design because the sphere on the top would work as a wheel that could help James function better than he did before.
At the last part of the day, we started watching a cancer documentary. It talked about how cancer treatment has progressed throughout the 1900s through 2000s.