2.  Equip yourself with safety items upon entering the lab › Gloves › Apron › goggles  Rinse your specimen of excess preservative

3.  Observations should be made of other dissection group’s specimens.  Specimen should be stored in its skin within a plastic bag sealed with rubber bands between dissections  All solid pieces should be disposed in trash can

4.  Instruments must be rinsed, dried, and stored and blue trays must be rinsed  Tables must be wiped down with lysol spray  Hands should be washed with soap and hot water  Specimens should be discarded in trash can at the end of the entire dissection.

5.  Fixed blades vs. replaceable blades  Scalpels should be used sparingly  Used to make deep incisions and separate skin from muscle during skinning

6.  Smooth vs. serrated tip  Used to hold or Move tissues and organs

7.  Used to explore body cavities

8.  Used to trace blood vessels and nerves

9.  Straight vs. blunt tipped  Used to make initial incisions  Will cut through superficial and deep tissues

10.  Specimen vs. Schematic Drawings  Title the drawing with the name of the specimen and portion of the specimen (if applicable)  Color may be used sparingly for shading  Microscope drawings: indicate power

11.  Make drawing large and center it on page  Label lines should be straight, never cross, and should go directly to object they indicate  Obstructed structures should be shown with dashed lines