Animal Dissection Lab

The full lab consists of:

1. Dissection Pictures or Drawings (labeled) - At least one external and one internal

2. Observations - External & Internal

3. Discussion (1-2 paragraphs). Choose at least 4 questions to help you write a 1-2 paragraph discussion.

- What external structures does your animal have that are the same as humans?

- What internal structures does your animal have that are the same as humans?

- What internal and external structures does your animal have that are completely different than humans?

- What was the sex of your animal? How could you tell?

- Did you have difficulty locating any of the body parts? Which ones? How did you overcome this problem?

- Were you able to locate all of your animal’s body parts?

- What was the easiest part of this lab? What was the most difficult part of the lab?

- Why do you think we do animal dissection when learning about the human body? Was the dissection useful in helping you learn about the human body?

- If you could re-do this lab, what would you change? What would you keep the same?

- Was this lab more or less difficult than you expected? Explain.