Laboratory 3 - Animal Form & Function I

Learning Objectives:

1) Describe and recall the external structures and features of the representative Vertebrate Rattus.
2) Describe and recall the skeletal structures, including the names of the bones, and bone tissue of the representative Vertebrate Rattus.
3) Compare and contrast the rat skeleton with that of the shark, bird, and frog.
4) Describe and recall the muscular structures and features of the representative Vertebrate Rattus.
5) Describe and recall the digestive structures and features of the representative Vertebrate Rattus.
6) Become familiar with and recall the circulatory structures and features of the representative Vertebrate Rattus.
7) Examine and identify representative histological tissue from the above organ systems.

Laboratory 3 Topics

1. Muscular System
   • Dissection
   • Histology

2. Digestive System
   • Dissection
   • Histology
   
   
3. Respiratory System
4. Circulatory System
   • Dissection
     • Heart and Arterial System
     • Venous System
   • Histology