Rat Dissection

RATS

The following slides are intended to help you with dissection of the rat and then to review for the lab practical that will follow.

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RATS

Scientific Name: Rattus norvegicus Common Name: Rat

Kingdom- Animalia Phylum- Chordata Subphylum- Vertebrata Class- Mammalia Order- Rodentia

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SOURCES

The following web sites were used to obtain various dissection pictures.

(1) http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/science/biological_sciences/lab 15/biolab15_1.html (2) http://www.gisbornesc.vic.edu.au/home/jans/home/rat.htm (3) http://www.biologycorner.com/bio3/rat_guide.html (4) http://www.biologymad.com/ratphotos/ratphotos.htm (5) http://www.baa.duke.edu/companat/BAA_289L_2004/heart/Rat/rat_thorax.htm (6) http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/biog105/images/ratpics/unit6/ (7) http://www.victoriacollege.edu/dept/bio/RatDissection/index.htm This has an excellent self quiz! Urogenital Tutorial- http://www.biolsci.monash.edu.au/undergrad/erat/index.html

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REMOVING SKIN

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ORAL CAVITY

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Throat

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THROAT

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THROAT

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ABDOMINAL CAVITY

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DIGESTIVE ORGANS

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DIGESTIVE ORGANS

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DIGESTIVE ORGANS

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DIGESTIVE ORGANS

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DIGESTIVE ORGANS

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DIGESTIVE ORGANS

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DIGESTIVE ORGANS

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DIGESTIVE ORGANS

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THORACIC CAVITY

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HEART + LUNGS

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RESPIRATORY ORGANS

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CIRCULATORY ORGANS

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HEART

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CIRCULATORY ORGANS

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UROGENITAL ORGANS

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EXCRETORY ORGANS

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UROGENITAL ORGANS

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1. 2. 3. 4.

THORACIC CAVITY

Trachea Heart Lung Diaphragm

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1.

HEART

2.

3. 4.

Right Atrium Right Ventricle Left Atrium Left Ventricle

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

THORACIC CIRCULATION

Jugular Vein Carotid Artery Superior Vena Cava Ascending Aorta Atrium (right) Ventricles
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ABDOMINAL CAVITY

You should be familiar with the order of the parts of the alimentary canal. Following the path that food would take, we would pass through: Oral Cavity Pharynx Esophagus Stomach Pyloric Sphincter Small Intestine

Duodenum Jejunum Ileum Cecum Colon

- Ascending Limb - Transverse Limb - Descending Limb

Large Intestine

Rectum Anus

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1. Liver 2. Stomach 3. Pancreas 4. Duodenum 5. Small Intestines 6. Cecum 7. Urinary Bladder

ABDOMINAL CAVITY

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1. Abdominal Aorta 2. Renal Artery (left) 3. Renal Vein (left) 4. Inferior Vena Cava 5. Hepatic Portal Vein

ABDOMINAL CIRCULATION

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1. Coagulating Gland 2. Urinary Bladder 3. Vas Deferens 4. Epididymis 5. Small Intestines 6. Seminal Vesicle 7. Prostate Gland 8. Penis 9. Testis 10.Scrotum

MALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS

6.
7.

Stomach Kidney Ovary Oviduct Uterine Horn Large Intestine Urinary Bladder
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10. Masseter 13. Biceps Brachii 15. Rib Cage

TAGGED ORGANS

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5. Esophagus 9. Lung 22. Trachea 27. Heart

TAGGED ORGANS

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3. Diaphragm 7. Cecum 8. Liver 11. Ovary 17. Small Intestine 18. Spleen

TAGGED ORGANS

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24. Urinary Bladder

TAGGED ORGANS

26. Uterine Horn

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1. Adrenal Gland 6. Kidney 20. Stomach 23. Ureter 25. Rectum

TAGGED ORGANS

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25
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NAME THAT FUNCTION:
1.

ANATOMICAL TERMS

2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Heres a word Toward the midline Medial bank to help you Toward the back (upper surface of body) out: Dorsal Caudal Caudal Toward the tail Cranial Toward the side Lateral Distal Dorsal Farthest from the point of attachment Distal Lateral Toward the belly (underside of body) Ventral Medial Proximal Closest to the point of attachment Proximal Ventral

Toward the head Cranial

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NAME THAT ORGAN:
1.

ORGAN FUNCTION

2.
3. 4.

5.
6. 7.

Heres a The whiskers, which have a sensory function Vibrissae word bank The flap-like external ear that directs sound Pinna to help you waves into the ear opening out: Paired openings leading into the nose Nares Mesentery Organs of the thoracic and abdominal cavities Nares Viscera Peritoneum A partition or wall separating 2 cavities Septum Pinna A membrane which suspends the organs Mesentery Septum Vibrissae Shiny membrane that lines the abdominal Peritoneum Viscera cavity

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NAME THAT ORGAN:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

ORGAN FUNCTION

9.

Produces WBCs (White blood cells) Thymus bank toGland help you Moves food in mouth and tastes Tongue out: Diaphragm Organs for gas exchange Lungs Hard Palate Windpipe leading from pharynx to lungs Trachae Lungs Bony anterior roof of mouth Hard PalateSoft Palate Teeth Muscular sheet that separates the Diaphragm Thymus Gland thoracic and abdominal cavities Thyroid Gland Incisors (biting) and molars (grinding) Teeth Tongue Muscular posterior roof of mouth Soft Palate Trachea Affects metabolic rate and body growth Thyroid Gland

Heres a word

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NAME THAT ORGAN:
1. 2.

ORGAN FUNCTION

3.
4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

10.

Heres a word Produces insulin for glucose metabolism Pancreas bank to help Aids in digestion of proteins Stomach you out: Cecum Food tube from pharynx to stomach Esophagus Esophagus Digests and absorbs nutrients Small Intestines Large Intestine Folds in stomach that help mix food Rugae Liver Liver Pancreas Secretes bile, cleans blood, stores glycogen Cleans blood, removes old RBCs Spleen Small Intestine Spleen Reabsorption of water Large Intestine Stomach Rectum Blind pouch where ileum joins colon Cecum Rugae Rectum

End of intestines, compaction of feces

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NAME THAT ORGAN:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

ORGAN FUNCTION

9.

Heres a word Kidney Removes wastes + excess H20 from blood bank to help Houses developing fetuses Uterine Hornyou out: Bladder Produces and stores sperm Testes Kidney Stores urine before excretion Bladder Ovary Secretes a fluid that aids sperm Prostate Prostate survival and motility Scrotum Seminal Vesicle Produces eggs Ovary Testes Carry urine from kidney to bladder Ureter Ureter Secretes a fluid that nourishes sperm Seminal Vesicle Uterine Horn Sac that holds the testes Scrotum

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NAME THAT ORGAN:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

ORGAN FUNCTION

9.

Heres a word Artery Takes blood from heart to lungs Pulmonary bank to help you Large veins take blood to right atrium Vena Cava out: Top chambers, receive blood Atria Abdominal Aorta Aorta Membrane around heart Pericardial Sac Atria Artery taking blood to head Common Carotid Common Carotid Bottom chambers that pump blood out Ventricles Pericardial Sac Pulmonary Artery Largest artery taking blood from left ventricle Aorta Renal Artery Lower descending aorta takes Vena Cava Abdominal Aorta blood to lower trunk and legs Ventricles Takes blood to kidneys Renal Artery