Required Practical 5- Dissection

Question 1

Risks in dissections?

Answer 1

-Biohazard- can contaminate and spread unwanted pathogens
-sharp tools- may cut individuals

Question 2

Reduce risks?

Answer 2

Use disinfectant + wash hands to avoid contamination

Question 3

Ethical issues?

Answer 3

-morally wrong to kill animals just for dissections- unnecessary
-animals used for dissections may not always be raised in human way- overcrowding, lack of food
-may not be killed humanly and suffer

Question 4

Important to use sharp tools

Answer 4

Blunt tools don’t cut well, can be dangerous

Question 5

Safety precaution of carrying out dissections

Answer 5

-ensure dissecting instruments clean & sharp, free from rust
-use cutting board, cut downwards and away from body using scalpel
-wash hands & disinfect work surfaces after carrying out dissections

Question 6

Label lines be drawn in diagram

Answer 6

-with ruler
-no crossing over label lines
-In pencil

Question 7

How should diagram be drawn

Answer 7

-no shading
-single continuous lines