1. Enriching Health Science Alicia McCracken and Dr. Krystal Tomlin
Dissection Labs
Enriching Health Science
Alicia McCracken and Dr. Krystal Tomlin

2. Why NOT Dissection?
Budget
Time
Space
Redundant?
Comfort

3. Why Dissections? Authentic and holistic experience
Engages students
Improves retention
Post-secondary expectations
Improves preparation
Reduces intimidation factor

4. Body Systems Cat Fetal Pig Sheep Brain Cow Eye Chicken Wing Heart
Pig Kidney
Spinal Cord
*All body systems
All body systems
Nervous
Special senses
Muscular
Circulatory
Urinary
*Integumentary only if skin is intact
Skeletal
Endocrine

5. Sheep Brain Nervous, Circulatory
omy/sheepbrain/sheep_dissection.ht ml

6. Heart Circulatory Sheep, Cow
omy/circulatory/heart/heart_dissect ion.html
Vessel staining optional but recommended
Other options:
Deer heart

7. Chicken Wing Muscular Skeletal
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8. Pig Kidney Urinary, endocrine, circulatory
org/pdf/JBader11KidneyDissectionGu ide.pdf
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mpson/!videowebsite/dissection.htm

9. Cow Spinal Cord
Nervous
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10. Fetal Pig Complete Anatomy Double injection
/departments-and- programs/biology/virtual-pig

11. Cat Complete Anatomy Double Injection
Skinned preserves the muscle tissue
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12. Autopsy

13. Supplies Companies: Carolina Biology, Enasco, Nebraska Scientific
Dissection tools, gowns, gloves, eye protection, specimens, dissection trays/mats, trash bags, sink

14. Considerations Budget Student Grouping Workspace
Science Department – borrowing equipment, supplies
Time
Activities – lab findings, drawings, labeling, etc.
Assessments

15. Cow’s Eye Special Senses, Nervous System
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16. Contact Us
Alicia McCracken Gwinnett County Public School Health Science Program Specialist
Dr. Krystal Tomlin Gwinnett County Public Schools Wellness, Health and Education Academy Lead Adjunct Instructor – Gwinnett Technical College