Integral Anatomy Series, Vol. 1, Pt.1: Intro, Skin Dissection
Disclaimer: This is an in depth cadaver video. If you are sensitive to such things enter this link at your own risk.
Here’s the link:
http://www.gilhedley.com/ghvideo.php
Gil Hedley’s respect for the cadaver is beautiful. I’m new to Mr. Hedley and Integral Anatomy as well as seeing a cadaver in such detail. He takes a lot of time before actually showing you the body At first I was like, ‘Ok lets get on with this, show me some cadaver!” Although, once I saw the cadavers I realized that I needed to be eazed into it. “Respect your comfort zones, while you work to expand them” is one of his first quotes during the video. And I found myself having to do just that. I was not able to watch this video all at once, it was a bit intense.
What I found so fascinating is how fake the skin of a cadaver looked. It seemed like taking a hammer to it would make it crumble into a million pieces. Gil says that :“The skin is like a masked layer, it hides a more vulnerable creature”. In order to do so it has to be extremely resilient, and it is, when we are alive. Upon death, as he comments on in the video, our skin looses its valor and quickly becomes lifeless.
This video is amazing in its ability to convey how interconnected the body is. The onion tree diagram is a great analogy! As a massage therapist I am perpetually in contact with the skin, and Mr. Hedley helped me to realize (what I already knew but needed a reminder) just how incredibly important the skin is. And, I am eternally grateful for that!
Have you ever been to a cadaver lab? What did you think? Let me know in the comments!
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