All the information of the human body, none of the cleanup.

A synthetic cadaver (known as a syn-daver… nicknamed “Cindy”) is helping high school students in the Nashville area hone in on their career interests in the STEM field. This new technology, which was donated to Brentwood Academy by the parent of a nursing student, is helping kids learn about real-world career fields from inside the classroom. The idea is to give students an introduction for some college-level courses when they actually step foot on those campuses.

Jeff Bryant, who heads the school’s science department, says “Even if they weren’t sure about it, maybe this will help develop other technological related paths of study.”

The “syn-daver” has only been in the school for a few months, but students seem to love her.

One student says, “I want to be a neurosurgeon so I love being able to see the nerves throughout Cindy and how they all connect.”

The cadaver will also help students who are working on case studies to reach their science requirements.

Bryant says, “You will be able to help someone with this knowledge. Let’s think of a real situation that a real person might be in. How do we use this knowledge to help in that situation?”

The cadaver costs $40,000 and is the first one in a high school in the Nashville area. You can also buy the cadaver by parts.