As soon as the tip of the scalpel penetrated, Gu Jun immediately felt a sense of stagnation in his hand, reaching the "superficial mermaid fascia" layer under the skin.
This layer of tissue is similar to human superficial fascia, hence the name, but it has more superficial blood vessels and nerves than human life, and the fat density is also greater.
Whether it is scales or a type of keratinized skin, it forms scales the size of a finger and can be separated piece by piece.
Gu Jun held the scalpel firmly and understood the reminders from Xiao Huiwen and others beside him. He really needed to pay attention to the control of force.
The muscles of his upper limbs were like parts of a precision machine, using steady force to cut the scales in a circle along the lines, but the scales would not just fall off. He still needed to press the tip of the knife against the bottom of the scales to cut across it.
Then he opened it and picked it up with dissecting forceps to complete the peeling off of this scale.
At this time, he looked at the system tasks in his mind. [Current anatomy completion level: 0.01%] This alien species is indeed a deep diver.
According to past experience, it is not calculated that the average number of scales is 0.01% when the scale is dissected. It is the first time the tissue is dissected that there are so many.
"Ah." Xiao Huiwen let out a deep breath, but she didn't see the sight of Gu Jun stabbing half of the knife in. He Tao and the others next to him once again witnessed Gu Jun's extraordinary handwork. According to work records, he had been doing it for a long time.
It’s been a while since I’ve done an anatomy, and now it’s still impeccable.
The peeling off of this scale was astonishingly complete, and it seemed that no other tissues underneath the scale were damaged at all.
This also makes the superficial fascia exposed underneath remain smooth and smooth, and if it weren't for the smell of formalin, it would really look like pastry.
Cai Zixuan was really moved when he saw it, and said softly: "This is 'skin as solid as fat', right?"
"Young man." Uncle Dan looked at Zixuan, "Your taste is even more unique than mine, Uncle Dan."
At the same time, Gu Jun held this scale in his hand and looked at it carefully. Each scale has dark red threads like capillaries, but they are larger than capillaries and are visible to the naked eye. They are attached to the edges and bottom of the scales.
It is connected to the surrounding scales and has been named "scale veins".
I don't know why, but this made him feel a little dazed, as if he saw this deep diver diving down into the abyss of the sea, and down...
If Gu Jun came to name it, he might call this "scale tendon".
Although in fact "jin" is a concept in traditional Chinese medicine, not an independent term in modern anatomy. "jin" is a general term, including muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, articular cartilage, etc. in modern medicine. But it is precisely because of this that he feels that "jin" is not an independent term in modern anatomy.
"Scale Vein" can better illustrate the widespread effect of this thing.
What are the uses of scale tendons? Connecting scales, contracting and moving, other than that...
"I feel like these scales." Gu Jun said thoughtfully, not knowing his name even after he named it. "Maybe it's one of the keys to this alien being's ability to dive deep."
"How do you say that?" Xiao Huiwen asked doubtfully. The camera on the shadowless lamp was also taking pictures. There was a team at the headquarters watching, and they all became curious after hearing this.
"This kind of alien cannot dive that deep just based on its physiological structure." Gu Jun said, everyone has studied and publicized this point, "But everyone also knows that the physiological structure of these aliens can often produce abnormal power.
Like the erosion patterns on a ghoul’s bones.”
The erosion patterns on the bones of ghouls do not appear on deep divers. This deep sea creature has very low bone density and is a good swimmer.
"Can scale veins produce abnormal power?" Xiao Huiwen emphasized that it is scale veins, not scale tendons, and tendons are not an anatomical term.
"I think they form a network." Gu Jun said solemnly, looking at the deep diver corpse on the autopsy table, "These scales... the scale veins form a network that covers the whole body of this creature. I just do
As a hypothesis, does this structure play a certain role in causing deep divers to experience different pressures from seawater?"
He now knows, and the magicians basically know that specific patterns and lines can be a technological product that can produce stable power.
For example, Jiuyin Technology, the technology there is beyond human understanding of current science, but it is effective.
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. The biggest problem with the idea put forward by Gu Jun was that there was no way to prove it right or wrong.
"Or we can try to record the scale network of this corpse." Gu Jun had an idea and handed the scales in his hand to Cai Zixuan, "Zixuan, take a photo of each of these scales and number them.
, take pictures of their scales and tendons, and record which direction connects which piece. Then we will cut off all the scales on its body and put them together to see if we can restore the scales and tendons network.
How much can be restored?”
This corpse was not without any damage. There was a gunshot wound in the chest and heart area, and the scales there were much rotten.
"Got it." Cai Zixuan nodded. More manpower was needed, so Uncle Egg went to ask the handyman to make arrangements.
No one would say that Gu Jun's efforts were in vain, and scientific research needs to be attempted. Previously, dissectors looked at squamous tendons as a single tissue because the corpses were almost all in tatters, and the scales dissected from the few complete corpses were not what they are now.
With such a clear cut, Gu Jun regarded the scales as a whole, which was a breakthrough in his thinking.
However, Xiao Huiwen's old face wrinkled and murmured: "The scale veins, it's the scale veins..."
After saying this, Gu Jun continued to cut off the next scale, which was similar to the shape of the first red skin on Xie Yiman's face. He cut very carefully, trying to minimize the damage to the scales and tendons. As the skin was peeled off,
After removing these scales, the familiar feeling he had before became stronger.
There are also some inexplicable illusions gradually growing in my heart.
"I seem to..." A thought flashed through Gu Jun's mind, "I seem to know the deceased of this body..."
The smell of formalin stung his eyes and made him feel a little sore. He frowned and peeled off another scale. The illusion in front of him became stronger and his head felt a little swollen and painful. It was as if he was unmasking a person.
It's like a kind of reverse reduction. The closer to completing the shape, the more like seeing a human face.
"Have you seen it?" Gu Jun asked others, "A human face?"
"No." Cai Zixuan was confused. Uncle Dan, Xiao Huiwen and others all shook their heads. They didn't notice it.
But Gu Jun could clearly see that the sea monster's deformed face was a vaguely human face, a middle-aged man with a Chinese character face...
Is it a connection that I only have? He concentrated on the feeling, searching for traces of this face in his mind, as if some memory fragments were stirring.