Lab #3 Cat Dissection

Cats vs. Humans Differences – Gluteal Muscles – Deltoids – Trapezius

Today’s Lab Skin Cat Identify Superficial Cat Muscles Identify Muscles on Human Models

Removing the Skin from the Cat

Ventral Muscles Lower Limb Gracilis Sartorius

Dorsal Muscles Lower Limb Semitendinosus Biceps Femoris

Dorsal Muscles Lower Limb Semimembranosus Caudofemoralis

Dorsal Muscles Lower Limb Gluteus Maximus Tensor fasciae latae

Ventral Muscles Thorax Pectoralis Major Pectoralis Minor

Head and Neck Muscles Masseter Sternohyoid

Head and Neck Muscles Sternomastoid

Abdominal Muscles Rectus Abdominus External Oblique

Abdominal Muscles Transverse Abdominus Internal Oblique

Upper Arm Muscles Triceps Brachii

Dorsal Thorax Spinodeltoid Acromiodeltoid Clavodeltoid

Dorsal Thorax & Abdomen Spinotrapezius Acromiotrapezius Clavotrapezius

Dorsal Thorax & Abdomen Latissimus Dorsi

For Practical For the practical you are responsible for: – All the muscles in the table from the lab handout on the cat – All of the muscles origins and insertions on the cat that are listed in your lab handout. – All the muscles in the table on the human except the three trapezius muscles and the three deltoid muscles. On the human you must know the trapezius and the deltoid.