What's Not To Love?

Yesterday afternoon, our semestral break has officially begun! (Alleluia!) You can imagine how long we have been waiting for this! So to kick off our 2-week break, we decided to pay the Myth of the Human Body Exhibit a visit.

On our way to the exhibit, we asked several people for specific directions. The last person we asked said that we will know when we are already there if we see human statues displayed outside the building. We were all curious how it looked like but when we arrived there, we got to understand what he meant. As we stepped down of the car, various Greek gods and goddesses welcomed us.

These gods and godesses represented different systems of the body. So as you enter each exhibit hall, you will be introduced to different Greek figures as well.

I first learned about this when I entered med school. I have some blockmates who have already gone to this exhibit even before they went to med school. They say we would appreciate it much more now, having some stored learnings from our Anatomy class. True enough, we enjoyed it more because we get to identify some of the specimens displayed and we saw more detailed and clearer view of the organs, nerves, veins, and minute details of the human body, some of which we do not get to appreciate when we are in our laboratory class. They also have displays of the transverse, coronal, and sagittal planes of the human specimen. Because their specimens has undergone plastination, they are well preserved for already 20 years now but still they are good as new (unlike our cadavers in the laboratory which are already so dry no matter how much formalin we soak it with). If you are curious where they got their bodies which are on display right now, a personnel told us that they are Chinese bodies from ancient war. So do not be surprised if the cadavers you see are chinky eyed.

As you go along the exhibit, you will not be able to take photos. However there is a designated area where cameras are allowed and you can get to have a wacky pose with friends.

The overall exhibit was very interesting and educational as well. For the price of 350 pesos, you really get a lot from what you paid for. It took us almost 2 hours to tour around and identify some of the specimens we saw. Tour guides are available for your convenience. However, you will not be able to take most of your time exploring because it will take you only an hour to go around if you have a tour guide with you.

The exhibit was supposed to end last April 2011. Fortunately, they extended it to December 2011. But from what I read in their Facebook page, they are extending it again and will be up til February 2012. I highly recommend this for you, I am sure you will be quite at awe when you get to see this and you will also have fun as well as much as we did! ;)