Fetal Pig Dissection Overarching Objectives (Specific system appropriate objectives will be indicated in the corresponding lessons)
After performing the fetal pig dissections students will:
- Perform a whole-body dissection of a vertebrate.
- Identify the major anatomical features of the vertebrate body in a dissected specimen.
- Understand the relationship between structure and function in the vertebrate body and relate concepts covered in lecture to structures found in your pig.
- Understand mammalian fetal circulation from a mechanical, physiological, and evolutionary perspective.
- Apply knowledge and understanding acquired to problems in human physiology.
- Apply knowledge and understanding acquired to explain organismal adaptive strategies.