Photos: Open house gives kids a peek at how surgeries are performed

From left, Alex Starks, Ana Seabra and Grant Starks perform a practice surgery during the Surgery Open House at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012.

Shelly Filgo talks about orthopedic surgeries at the Surgery Open House at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012.

Addison Anderson performs a practice surgery during the Surgery Open House at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012.

Emily Stevens, 10, with her father John Stevens, practices laparoscopic surgery techniques during the Surgery Open House at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. Emily is staying at the hospital for a few days for chemotherapy treatment for Leukemia.

Emily Stevens, 10, with her father John Stevens, practices laparoscopic surgery techniques during the Surgery Open House at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. Emily is staying at the hospital for a few days for chemotherapy treatment for Leukemia. Surgical Technician Amanda Webb is on the right.

Gage Morrill learns about orthopedic surgeries at the Surgery Open House at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012.

Surgery Open House at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012.

Visitors test out a CUSA (cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator) on an orange at the Surgery Open House at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012.

From left, Sophie Molitor, Layla Molitor and Jenna Cottam perform a practice surgery during the Surgery Open House at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012.

From left, Sophie Molitor, Layla Molitor and Jenna Cottam perform a practice surgery during the Surgery Open House at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012.

Attending Physician Matthew Heely, DO, demonstrates the induction of anaesthesia using a doll with Makaylee Carlisle, 4, and her brother Kyler Carlisle, 3, during the Surgery Open House at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. Kyler, who was born with OEIS association and spina bifida, is a regular patient at Primary Children’s Medical Center.