Some time ago I came across a great site which allowed you to go through a simulation of a heart operation.  I was surprised how much I learnt from it and thought others might like to let their budding surgeons have a look.  It is here, a British Heart Foundation site. 

There is plenty of other information available there about the heart including this for 'teachers' (us, then!) 

They say: "Education is at the root of combating heart disease. Encouraging young people to live a heart healthy lifestyle, minimises their risk of developing heart disease in the future. This is the place for teachers, parents and pupils to find out more about the science behind the heart and how to avoid heart problems."

Then a friend told me about another site where you could 'perfom' hip surgery.  You can find that here.  There are also real photos of an operation there. Again, it is very intersting and informative.

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Sarah