For my dissection project I chose to a dogfish shark, because i felt like I wouldn't be able to dissect another animal like that from the ocean and I thought that doing the basic pig or cat dissection would be too boring.
Going into this dissection I knew nothing about the Dogfish shark or just sharks in general but going through the body of the shark inside and out I understood how it stayed underwater, how the oils in its body keep it a float underwater and have water pass through and over the gills.
During dissection I understood that i'm not a big fan on cutting tissue and touching dead inner organs, but I was able to get through it even with the smell lasting for weeks and it was a once in a life time experience and if it comes down to it I could dissect similar sharks as well.
Going into this dissection I knew nothing about the Dogfish shark or just sharks in general but going through the body of the shark inside and out I understood how it stayed underwater, how the oils in its body keep it a float underwater and have water pass through and over the gills.
During dissection I understood that i'm not a big fan on cutting tissue and touching dead inner organs, but I was able to get through it even with the smell lasting for weeks and it was a once in a life time experience and if it comes down to it I could dissect similar sharks as well.