Transcript Rat Dissection

Rat Dissection
Virtual Rat Dissection 1
Virtual Rat Dissection 2
Day 1
Safety & Clean-up
External Anatomy,
Digestive System in the Abdominal Cavity
Goggles/Glasses,
Gloves,
& Aprons
Anatomical Positions
 If the rat is on its back, it is lying on its dorsal side.
 If the rat is on its stomach, it is lying on its ventral side.
 A rat’s food enters the body in the anterior side.
 A rat’s wastes exits the body from the posterior side.
Is it male or female?
12 Nipples
(Mammary papillae
Vaginal Aperture
(Vulva)
Body Cavities
Where to make your incisions
Removing the skin
Abdominal Cavity
Day 2
Thoracic Cavity & Clean-up
Thoracic Cavity
Heart
Circulatory System—Thoracic Cavity
Circulatory System—Abdominal Cavity
Kidney
Urogenital Organs
Male
Female
Female Abdominal Cavity
Male Abdominal Cavity
Skeletal System
Muscular System
Websites
 http://www.utm.edu/staff/rirwin/public_html/RatAna
t.htm
 http://www.biologycorner.com/bio3/anatomy/rat_gui
de.html
 www.unit5.org/biology/PowerPoints/Rat%20Dissectio
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