Dissecting A Heart Flashcards
What equipment is needed for this dissection?
-a pigs heart
-dissecting tray
-scalpel
-apron
-gloves
What is involved in the external examination of the heart during the dissection?
-try to identify the 4 main vessels, feeling inside to help as arteries are thick and rubbery whereas veins are much thinner
-identify the right and left atria, and the right and left ventricles, and the coronary arteries so you can draw a sketch of the heart with labels
What is involved in the internal examination of the heart dissection?
-cut along the heart so that you can see each ventricle, then measure and record their thickness noting down any differences
-cut open the atria and look inside them too
-find the atrioventricular valves and the semilunar valve
-draw a sketch