Yes, apparently so, according to this article in Inside Higher Ed, “Home Dissection Kits and More.” Apparently, there are a couple of companies out there that sell kits that are complete dissection kits for things like fetal pigs, sheep eyes, sheep hearts, etc.
Beyond what I see as a certain “ick” factor (I guess I just am not crazy about receiving embalmed animal parts in the mail), I am kind of torn here. If it is for an intro to biology gen ed class, I guess that’s okay. But as enthusiastic as I am for online teaching, I’m not so sure I want to be poked and prodded by a nurse or doctor or medical tech who took their anatomy classes online.
I doubt very much that your medical dr. will ever take anatomy online. That aside, I had a lovely specimen of a crayfish that came with the microscope I had as a child. I pondered that formaldehyde soaked critter for years and planned out its dissection. Time rolled on a little too long and I must have developed feelings for the little thing and simply let it off the hook (or scalpel). To this day, I cannot eat crab or lobster and I blame my little crawdad in a jar for that.