Exp 3.3 - sheep heart dissection

Question 1

why do we wash the heart?

Answer 1

to remove any clotted blood

Question 2

how do we distinguish between the front and backside of the heart

Answer 2

flat side is the back of the heart

Question 3

how do we distinguish between the left and right side of the heart

Answer 3

left side is thicker due to more muscle

Question 4

how do we identify the coronary artery

Answer 4

runs from the top right to the bottom left of the front of the heart

Question 5

how do we cut the heart

Answer 5

using a cutting board and a scalpel

Question 6

how do we see the semi lunar valves

Answer 6

cut down aorta and pulmonary artery in order to see the semi lunar valves

Question 7

which side on the heart is the coronary artery

Answer 7

front

Question 8

how did you locate the biscupid valve

Answer 8

cut into left side of heart using a scalpel
look between the left atrium and left ventricle and the bicuspid valve is located there

Question 9

how did you locate the triscupid valve

Answer 9

cut through right side of heart
look between the right atrium and ventricle and it is located there