1. Mink Dissection
Practice Practical

2. Identify the muscles labeled #1 & 2.

3. Vastus lateralis
Gracilis

4. Identify muscle #3. (it is only 1 part of 2)

5. Identify muscle #3. In humans, this name is slightly different
Identify muscle #3. In humans, this name is slightly different. What is it?
Sternocleidomastoid

6. Identify muscle #4.

7. Identify muscle #4.
Serratus anterior

8. Identify muscle #7 (lifted on back).

9. Identify muscle #7 (lifted on back).
Latissimus dorsi

10. Identify this muscle #8.

11. Identify this muscle #8. What is its function?
Pectoralis major

12. Identify this muscle #9. In humans, what is the opposing muscle on the anterior side?

13. Identify this muscle #9. In humans, what is the opposing muscle on the anterior side?
Gastrocnemius
Tibialis anterior

14. Identify the muscle marked 11
Identify the muscle marked 11. Identify the related structure marked “A”

15. Identify the muscle marked 11
Identify the muscle marked 11. Identify the related structure marked “A”
Part of Deltoid
Brachialis

16. Identify this muscle #12 (ventral side of leg).

17. Another View of #12. Identify this muscle.

18. Identify this muscle #12.
Rectus Femoris

19. Identify the muscle made from #13 & 14 (lifted) and one other part

20. Close-up of 13

21. Identify this muscle #13. (lifted) What bone is its insertion?
Trapezius

22. Identify this muscle #15.

23. Identify this muscle #15. What is the common name for this muscle in a human?
Biceps femoris

24. Identify this muscle #16. What muscle lies deep and inferior to it?

25. Identify this muscle #16. What muscle lies deep and inferior to it?
Tensor fascia lata(e)
Vastus lateralis is deep and inferior

26. Identify this muscle #17.

27. Identify this muscle #17.
Pectoralis minor

28. Identify this muscle #20.

29. Identify this muscle #20.
Vastus lateralis

30. Identify this muscle #22. (Can also be found from the lateral view)

31. Identify this muscle #22. What is the function of this muscle?
Semitendinosus

32. Identify this muscle #23. How is the relative size of this muscle different in humans?

33. Identify this muscle #23. How is the relative size of this muscle different in humans?
Sartorius
Thin in a human (this muscle does not cover the entire ventral surface of the leg as in mink, but wraps laterally from the hip and moves medially towards the knee)

34. Identify this muscle #24. Identify this muscle #25.

35. Identify this muscle #24. Identify this muscle #25.
#24 – adductor longus
#25 – adductor femoris

36. Identify this muscle #26. This is the most superficial muscle in the region.

37. Identify this muscle #26. If you were to reflect this muscle in humans and look at the deeper abdominal muscle, which abdominal muscle would you find moving laterally?
External abdominal oblique

38. Identify this muscle #27.

39. Identify this muscle #27.
Triceps longhead brachii

40. Identify t his muscle #28.

41. Identify t his muscle #28.
semitendinosus

42. Identify this muscle #29. (Extra Credit)

43. Identify this muscle #29. (Extra Credit)
Rhomboideus cervicis

44. Identify this muscle #30.

45. Identify this muscle #30.
semimembranosus

46. Identify this muscle #31. What is its function?

47. Identify this muscle #31. What is its function?
Pectineus
Flexes hip and adducts thigh, femur, or leg

48. Identify this muscle #32. In humans, what related muscle lies directly superior to this muscle? What common function do they both have?

49. Identify this muscle #32. In humans, what related muscle lies directly superior to this muscle? What common function do they both have?
Gluteus maximus
Gluteus medius
Extends or abducts leg or femur

50. Identify this muscle #33. What is its function
Identify this muscle #33. What is its function? How many heads does this muscle group have? In humans, what is the opposing muscle?

51. Identify this muscle #33. What is its function
Identify this muscle #33. What is its function? How many heads does this muscle group have? In humans, what is the opposing muscle?
Triceps brachii lateral head
Extends forearm, elbow
Three
Biceps brachii

52. Identify this muscle #34. What is its function?

53. Identify this muscle #34. What is its function?
Spinodeltoid
Pulls humerus or abducts humerus

54. Identify this muscle #35. What is its function?

55. Close-up of #35

56. Identify this muscle #35. What is its function?
Dorsoepitrochlearis
Extends forearm

57. Identify this muscle #36. What is its function?

58. Close-up of #36.

59. Identify this muscle #36. What is its function?
Levator scapula(e)
Depresses scapula

60. Although not on your mink list, you studies this muscle in a human
Although not on your mink list, you studies this muscle in a human. Identify muscle #37.

61. Although not on your mink list, you studies this muscle in a human
Although not on your mink list, you studies this muscle in a human. Identify muscle #37.
Rectus abdominus

62. Identify this deep, cartilaginous structure in the neck #38
Identify this deep, cartilaginous structure in the neck #38. What organ system is this part of?

63. Identify this deep, cartilaginous structure in the neck #38
Identify this deep, cartilaginous structure in the neck #38. What organ system is this part of?
Trachea
Respiratory system

64. Identify this muscle #39. What is its function
Identify this muscle #39. What is its function? Based on its name, what is the bone of insertion?

65. Identify this muscle #39. What is its function
Identify this muscle #39. What is its function? Based on its name, what is the bone of insertion?
Clavotrapezius
Pulls humerus forward or abducts the arm
Clavicle

66. Identify this number #40. What is its function
Identify this number #40. What is its function? Based on its name, what is the bone of insertion?

67. Identify this number #40. What is its function
Identify this number #40. What is its function? Based on its name, what is the bone of insertion?
Caudofemoralis
Abducts and extends the leg
femur

68. Identify this muscle #41. (Extra Credit)

69. Identify this muscle #41. (Extra Credit)
Rhomboideus capitis