Dissection Pre-Lab

Match

Match the following pieces of dissection equipment to the correct NAME

Forceps

Probe

Scissors

Tray

Pins

• Forceps

• Probe

• Scissors

• Tray

• Pins

Match

Match the following pieces of dissection equipment to the correct USE

Used to grasp and remove structures

Used to point and for identification

Used to make incisions

Contains the specimen during dissection

Secures the specimen to allow visibility

• Used to grasp and remove structures

• Used to point and for identification

• Used to make incisions

• Contains the specimen during dissection

• Secures the specimen to allow visibility

Multiple Choice

If you do not follow proper lab safety guidelines during the dissection, what will be the consequence?

• You will get a 0 on the final

• The world will end

• Everyone will get ice cream

• I don't know because I didn't read the slide with a giant red 0 on it

Multiple Select

What safety equipment must you have on at all times during the dissection? (select all that apply)

• Goggles

• Gloves

• Apron

• Mask

Open Ended

The potentially dangerous materials in this lab are sharp objects and the preservatives used in preparing the specimen.

Describe what safety measures you should use in order to protect yourself (and your classmates!) while interacting with these materials.

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: You are allowed to eat and drink in the lab during the dissection

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: You should wash your hands with soap before you leave class today

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: You do not need to wear goggles while dissecting if you are being extra careful

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Dissections can be messy! It is recommended that you wear old clothing (or at least clothes you don't care about). Short sleeves are ideal, and try to avoid anything flowy as it could end up dragging through the specimen.

• Ok, got it!

• I think I'd rather wear my finest attire.

Multiple Choice

Which direction means toward the head?

• Cranial

• Caudal

• Dorsal

• Ventral

Multiple Choice

Which direction means toward the tail?

• Cranial

• Caudal

• Dorsal

• Ventral

Multiple Choice

Which direction means toward the belly or abdomen?

• Cranial

• Caudal

• Dorsal

• Ventral

Multiple Choice

Which direction means toward the back or spine?

• Cranial

• Caudal

• Dorsal

• Ventral

Multiple Choice

Which plane divides the pig into cranial (head) and caudal (tail) ends?

• Frontal

• Sagittal

• Transverse

Multiple Choice

Which plane divides the pig into left and right halves?

• Frontal

• Sagittal

• Transverse

Hotspot

Click on the CRANIAL area of the pig in the diagram shown

Hotspot

Click on the CAUDAL area of the pig in the diagram shown

Multiple Choice

Two incisions are shown on the diagram, labeled as A (pink) and B (blue).

Which incision would best be described as transverse?

• A

• B

Multiple Choice

Two incisions are shown on the diagram, labeled as A (pink) and B (blue).

Which incision would best be described as sagittal?

• A

• B