BIOS 171
LAB 3
Gross Anatomy of the Musculoskeletal Systems


DISSECTION TECHNIQUES

Tools (buy from College Bookstore)

  • Scalpel
  • Scissors
  • Forceps
  • Probes
  • Gloves

    • Tips
    A Dissection Guide adn Atlas to the Fetal Pig (Smith and Schenk, 1998) has excellent color photographs of the fetal pig to supplement the lab manual.

  • Latex injected into blood vessels makes the veins blue and the arteries red.
  • PLAN your dissection (read directions beforehand).
  • Do as little cutting as possible and never remove a part unless told to do so.
  • Work slowly in the beginning, do not hesitate to ask questions.
  • Work with your partner (one dissecting, one directing).
  • Use gentle pressure, fetal tissues are soft.
  • Make sure to understand how tissues, organs, and body systems fit together into an integrated organism.


    • BONES AND CARTILAGE (know structure and function)

  • Endoskeleton
  • Exoskeleton
  • Cartilaginous skeleton
  • Anatomy of the Knee
    Description:Although it is a major weight-bearing joint, the knee is surprisingly flexible in all manner of forward, reverse, and lateral motions.
    Date:1999
    Subject:Science
    Length:15 min.
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