Pig Dissection preparation

What are you marked on? Your performance during the dissection

(Monday to Thursday)› Professionalism, attitude › Preparedness (homework for the weekend)› Skill (knowledge of dissection tools

Your assignment you hand in (completed throughout the week)

“bell ringer” lab exam 5% of your overall mark

Important Safety information No food or drinks in class

Uniform shirts can be removed and you may wear an old shirt instead (you will also wear an aprons)

You will be using sharp tools, it is important that you use caution

Preservative is a non-toxic chemical (not formaldehyde) if it comes into contact with your skin, simply wash the area

ALWAYS wash hands with soap and water before leaving class ESPECIALLY before eating

Respect

Although you are dealing with a non-living specimen it is still important that you treat it with respect

You are to follow the lab guide exactly, and you are not to make any incisions or cuts that aren’t in the instructions

Remember you are being marked on this (professionalism)

Where do the pigs come from

Boreal science Can be a bi-product of pork industry

(e.g. mother pig harvested for meat and was pregnant with litter of piglets)

Can be grown for scientific research purposes

They are “single injected” meaning the arteries are injected with red latex

What to expect

Homework

Dissection skills preparation sheet must be completed this weekend

If you are not prepared this will affect your mark

Lab bell-ringer exam

Friday after dissection You are responsible for being able to

identify structures and their functions in pig

PowerPoint slide show – each slide on for 20 seconds