Sheep Brain - Economy

The price is good for these brains but some came without anything except the cerebrum which was mangled with some with chunks missing. This means some students do not get a good speciman to dissect. Some had everything attached which was great. I just wish that the rest were all of the same quality.

I have ordered from this company for several years and have normally been pleased with the preserved specimens but not this time. The sheep brains came vacuumed pack per usual and I really couldn’t tell anything was different about them until I started passing them out to the students. Cerebellums we’re barely hanging on or totally missing and was very difficult to distinguish the medulla oblongata and the pons. The parts of the cerebrum was not much better with optic nerves mostly missing and it being very much mush on the inside.

The economy brains are hit or miss. Sometimes I get brains that have nose bones and partial eyeballs, other times I get missing dura mater and no cerebellums. It's always a mix within the pail, too. For the most part, brains come with dura attached. At least 70% have cerebellums attached, too. For an 8th grader's first dissection experience, it does the job.

These brains were exactly what I wanted. I did have to remove the dura mater myself, but that's an educational opportunity. Most still had the cerebellum attached, and one even had the optic nerve intact! very cool.

Good quality. Great price.