Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Rat Dissection

Website: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/anatomy-of-rat.html
The rat belongs to the class Mammalia and is in subphylum Vertebrata.
External:
  • head
  • neck
  • chest
  • pectoral (the place where the forelegs attach)
  • abdomen
  • pelvic (the place where the hindlegs attach)
  • tail
Internal:
  • liver
  • stomach
  • spleen
  • small intestine
  • pancreas
  • large intestine(also called colon)
  • cecum (structure beween small and large intestine)
  • rectum
  • kidneys
  • ureter (tube that connects kidney to bladder)
  • urinary bladder
  • male reproductive:
    • testes
    • seminal vesicles
    • prostate gland
    • penis
  • female reproductive:
    • uterine horns (below the kidney)
    • oviduct (tiny tube that connects uterine horn to ovary)
    • ovary

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