STUDENTS had a ‘world exclusive’ Science lesson as they got hands on with anatomy.

VIVIT is the word’s only travelling semi-sythentic human cadaver. It is used around the UK during ‘Anatomy Lab’ sessions to teach people about the anatomy, physiology and pathology of various body systems.

When the VIVIT team came to Liskeard School and Community College, it offered students from Liskeard, Bodmin, St Austell and Hayle an ‘unparalleled opportunity’ to go beyond their normal classroom study, said head of Science Michelle Inger.

As the synthetic cadaver was dissected on stage, the youngsters observed, and completed a detailed postmortem report.

Using the artificial corpse, students learned how the human body functions - and later, there was the chance to see, touch and feel the various dissected body parts, which are sourced from pigs.

The pupils were given the opportunity to compare healthy and diseased tissue.

Students said the experience had been ‘awe-inspiring’ and had helped them consider the career options open to them, from veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences, to drug development and forensic pathology.

“The VIVIT experience opened a whole world of aspiration and goals for the students,’ said Mrs Inger.

‘And for the teachers, it was exciting to see how enthusiastic, curious and motivated the students were.’