Heart dissection- 5

Question 1

Heart dissection

Question 2

what are 3 steps when it comes to a dissection?

Answer 2

• external examination
• internal examination
• packing away/ disinfection

Question 3

how do you examine the external features of the heart?

Answer 3

• not difference in wall thickness of the heart - left = thicker than right)
• identify the blood vessels - aaorta, pulmonary atery, veins, inferior and superior vena cave and coronary arteries - look also for valves
• draw a scietific diagram

Question 4

how would we examine the internal features of the heart?

Answer 4

• use scissors, scalpel to cut through he wall of the left atrium down to the apex of the left ventricle
• identify the tendons, valves

Question 5

How would you pack away a heart dissesction?

Answer 5

• place all dissection equipment into a solution of disinfectant
• place gloves, apron into a disposable bag
• clean the work surface with disinfectant