What value do you think dissection and animal testing serve science? Defend your argument in at least three paragraphs. When you are done, you may put your warm-up in your folder to turn in, and get out a sheet of paper to take notes. Warm-up (Mini-essay)
Dorsal Ventral CranialCaudal
Anterior Posterior
Medial: Toward a midpoint Lateral: Away from a midpoint
Proximal: Closer to the trunk Distal: Further from the trunk
Basic Appearance
Internal Anatomy
Classification sapiens Artiodactyla Suidae Sus Sus scrofa
Use your textbook to define these classifications. And then look at your pig to see which observable traits place the Pig and Human into these taxa
What are three observable adaptations for survival? What about traits that are not readily observable?
Think about these comparisons:
Warm-up What lab safety rules must we follow in order to protect ourselves, our classmates, and to respect the life of the fetal pig during the dissection lab?
Determining Age of your Pig
Determining the Sex of your Pig
Preparing to Dissect
What are the tools we will use?
Making the Incisions: Decide on ventral-incision style based upon the gender of your fetal pig
Making the Incisions: Dissection tip: Start above the umbilical cord Always cut pulling upward
Which systems will we explore through dissection? Digestive System – Day One Respiratory System – Day Two Circulatory System – Day Two Excretory System – Day Three Reproductive System – Day Three Each day, before we begin, we will explore a virtual dissection online: