Monday, May 12, 2008

Structures to be Identified

Hi Bio students!

The following is a list that should not be new to you. You should recognize these items from your Frog Dissection Lab worksheet, and which will be very important during the identification portion of your examination tomorrow!

And don't forget -- it's not just about knowing where these structures are, but also knowing some details about them as well (what flows through them, what they are connected to and where, etc.)!

Here is the list, just in case you do not have it on hand. Be sure to check out the dissection videos that have already been posted if you need help finding any of these structures!

Good luck!

EXTERNAL FEATURES

- external nostrils
- tympanum
- nictitating membrane

MOUTH STRUCTURES

- tongue
- gullet
- glottis
- eustachian tubes
- vomerine teeth
- eye socket floor
- internal nostril openings

ALIMENTARY CANAL

- esophagus
- stomach
- pylorus
- duodenum of small intestine
- ileum of small intestine
- large intestine
- cloaca

OTHER INTERNAL ORGANS

- liver
- gallbladder
- mesentery
- pancreas
- spleen

UROGENITAL ORGANS

- gonads
- ovaries, oviducts, eggs (female)
- testis (male)
- fat bodies
- kidneys
- ureters
- urinary bladder

HEART/CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

- lungs (left and right)
- atrium (left and right) of heart
- ventricle of heart
- conus arteriosus
- sinus venosus

BRAIN/NERVOUS SYSTEM

- olfactory lobes
- cerebrum
- optic lobes
- cerebellum
- medulla oblongata