... Animal Anatomy and Dissection: Dissection of the Frog The pithed frog The pithed frog is laid ventral side up on cork in a dry dissecting dish. The cork should be lead-weighted. ...

... Animal Anatomy and Dissection: Dissection of the Frog Introduction The aim of the slide set is to introduce students to the first stages in the dissection of a frog. The set describes each of the stages and includes information ...

... Animal Anatomy and Dissection: Dissection of the Frog The organs of the body cavity The organs of the body cavity are now exposed. The pins in the arms have been moved outwards so that more tissue is exposed, ...

... Animal Anatomy and Dissection: Dissection of the Frog side view of the dissection This side view of the dissection shows a seeker needle supporting the vein (on the right). The xiphisternum is on the left. The ...

... Animal Anatomy and Dissection: Dissection of the Frog vein between the ligatures The loop is cut and the ends retied to make 2 ligatures about 5mm apart. The portion of the ant. abd. vein between the ligatures ...

... Animal Anatomy and Dissection: Dissection of the Frog the bladder Re-pin the ileum to the right. A pin has been used to hold a testis out of the way so that a kidney, ureter and seminal ...

... Animal Anatomy and Dissection: Dissection of the Frog Interior The skin is pinned clear of the body. Pins should be angled so that they do not interfere with the dissection. NOTE: the musculo-cutaneous veins in ...

... Animal Anatomy and Dissection: Dissection of the Frog body cavity Entry to the body cavity is obtained through the body wall. The anterior abdominal vein which runs down the mid-line must be ligatured before the cavity is ...

... Animal Anatomy and Dissection: Dissection of the Frog The mesentery The mesentery between duodenum and stomach has not been cut. ...

... Animal Anatomy and Dissection: Dissection of the Frog Lower Jaw A slit in the skin is made and continued up to the lower jaw. Note how loosely the skin is attached. ...