1. Seriously AWESOME dissection site:
Fetal Pig Dissection
Seriously AWESOME dissection site:

2. Virtual Fetal Pig Dissection

3. Important Systems External Anatomy Muscular Circulatory (heart)
Respiratory
Digestive
Urinary
Reproductive
Skeletal
Nervous (brain)

4. External Anatomy, Mouth and the Muscular System
Day 1

5. External Anatomy of the Fetal Pig

6. Mouth

7. Important Muscles (Ventral Pectoral Girdle)
Masseter
Sternohyoid, Sternomastoid, Sternocephalic
Brachiocephalic
Biceps brachii
Superficial Pectoral
Deep pectoral
Serratus ventralis

8. Muscular System (Ventral Pectoral Girdle)

9. Important Muscles (Dorsal)
Latissimus dorsi
Trapezius

10. Important Muscles of the Leg
Gluteus medius, gluteus maximus
Biceps femoris

11. Once you have identified the important muscles…
Read through the lab about the remaining systems
Make sure you know which incisions you will be making and what you will encounter.

12. The neck, cardiovascular system
Day 2

14. Fetal Pig Neck and Cardiovascular System
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchi
Esophagus
Thymus and Thyroid Glands

15. Heart and Associated Blood Vessels
2 upper atria
2 lower ventricles
Vena Cava (Anterior and Posterior)
Pulmonary Artery
Aorta

16. Blood Vessels of the Fetal Pig
Carotid Artery
Jugular Vein
Umbilical vein: from placenta to fetus
Umbilical arteries: pelvic region to placenta
Renal Vein
Renal Artery

19. Heart

21. After identification of the heart and associated blood vessels…
Remove the heart
Dissect the heart (if possible)
Locate the blood vessels
Be sure to identify how blood flows through the fetal pig heart, chambers of the heart
Move on to the respiratory system

22. Respiratory Structures
Larynx
With vocal cords
Trachea
Bronchi
Bronchioles
Lungs
Diaphragm

23. Digestive System Esophagus Cardiac sphincter Stomach Pyloric sphincter
Small Intestine
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Cecum
Large Intestine (colon)
Rectum
Anus

24. Digestive System Accessory Organs
Liver
Gall bladder
Pancreas

29. Now, on to the urinary system!
Remove the intestines (and the rest of the digestive system, if desired)

30. The urinary system, reproductive system, skeletal system
Day 3

31. Urinary System Kidneys Ureter Urinary bladder Urethra (Adrenal glands)
Cortex and medulla
Renal pyramids
Ureter
Urinary bladder
Urethra
(Adrenal glands)

33. Reproductive System: Male
Testes
Epididymus
Vas deferens
Seminal vesicles
Prostate gland
Bulbourethral glands
Penis

35. Reproductive System: Female
Ovaries
Uterus and uterine horns
Vagina

37. The Skeletal System
Skull
Vertebrae
Ribs
Sternum
Scapula
Pelvis

38. The Skeletal System Upper Limb: Lower Limb: Humerus Radius Ulna Femur
Tibia
Fibula