Rat Dissection

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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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/lab15/biol
ab15_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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ABDOMINAL
CAVITY

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CAVITY

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CAVITY

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DIGESTIVE
ORGANS

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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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2.
3.
4.

THORACIC CAVITY

Trachea
Heart
Lung
Diaphragm

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2.
3.
4.

HEART

Right
Atrium
Right
Ventricle
Left Atrium
Left
Ventricle
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

THORACIC
CIRCULATION

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

ABDOMINAL
CAVITY

Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum

Large Intestine

Cecum
Colon

- Ascending Limb
- Transverse Limb
- Descending Limb

Rectum
Anus

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ABDOMINAL
CAVITY

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

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

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MALE REPRODUCTIVE
ORGANS

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

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE
ORGANS

Stomach
Kidney
Ovary
Oviduct
Uterine Horn
Large Intestine
Urinary Bladder
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TAGGED ORGANS

10. Masseter
13. Biceps
Brachii
15. Rib Cage

13

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TAGGED ORGANS

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

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TAGGED ORGANS

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

24. Urinary
Bladder
26. Uterine
Horn

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

TAGGED ORGANS

20

25
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NAME THAT FUNCTION:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

ANATOMICAL
TERMS

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
Distal
Toward the side Lateral
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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ANATOMICAL
TERMS

NAME THAT FUNCTION:

The term referring to bending of a joint Flexion

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

ORGAN FUNCTION

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
Viscera
Organs of the thoracic and abdominal cavities Nares
Peritoneum
A partition or wall separating 2 cavities Septum
Pinna
Septum
A membrane which suspends the organs Mesentery
Vibrissae
Shiny membrane that lines the abdominal Peritoneum
Viscera
cavity

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NAME THAT MUSCLE:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

ORGAN FUNCTION

Heres a word
bank toMaximus
help you
Biceps
Femoris
Gluteus
or
Abducts the thigh
out:
Extends the forelimb Triceps Brachii Biceps Brachii
Biceps Femoris
Constricts the abdomen External Obliques
External Obliques
Masseter
Closes the jaw
Gastrocnemius
Adducts the thigh Gracilis
Gluteus Maximus
Gracilis
Flexes the forelimb Biceps Brachii
Latissimus Dorsi
Draws the forelimb toward the chest Pectoralis
MasseterMajor
Extends the foot Gastrocnemius
Pectoralis Major
Dorsi
Triceps Brachi
Moves the forelimb dorsally + caudally Latissimus

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ORGAN FUNCTION

NAME THAT ORGAN:

8.

Heres a word
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
Teeth
Incisors (biting) and molars (grinding)
Tongue
Muscular posterior roof of mouth Soft Palate
Trachea

9.

Affects metabolic rate and body growth Thyroid Gland

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

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NAME THAT ORGAN:

ORGAN FUNCTION

Heres a word
1. Produces insulin for glucose metabolism Pancreas
bank to help
2. Aids in digestion of proteins Stomach
you out:
Cecum
3. Food tube from pharynx to stomach Esophagus
Esophagus
Small
Intestines
4. Digests and absorbs nutrients
Large Intestine
5. Folds in stomach that help mix food RugaeLiver
Liver
6. Secretes bile, cleans blood, stores glycogen Pancreas
Small Intestine
7. Cleans blood, removes old RBCs Spleen
Spleen
8. Reabsorption of water Large Intestine
Stomach
Rectum
9. Blind pouch where ileum joins colon Cecum
Rugae
10. End of intestines, compaction of feces
Rectum

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ORGAN FUNCTION

NAME THAT ORGAN:

8.

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
Scrotum
survival and motility
Seminal Vesicle
Produces eggs Ovary
Testes
Ureter
Carry urine from kidney to bladder
Ureter
Vesicle
Uterine
Horn
Secretes a fluid that nourishes sperm Seminal

9.

Sac that holds the testes

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Scrotum

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NAME THAT ORGAN:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

ORGAN FUNCTION

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