Brian Tucker, Chelse Maness, Andrea Brooks, & Tom (the cat) Biology II Mrs. Beatty 1st Period

Brian Tucker, Chelse Maness, Andrea Brooks, & Tom (the cat) Biology IIMrs. Beatty1st PeriodCat Dissection11. Put gloves and protective gear on.2. Drain excess fluid out of your cat.3. Lie cat on its back.4. Tie paws down.5. Cut along midline and lift skin.6. Tease the skin away, but make sure you dont cut through the muscle.7. Cut on either side of the genitalia. Continue until skin on paws is gone.8. Skin head. Peel skin away from ears. Peel until you feel bone close to lips and jaws.9. Begin dissecting cat.

How to cut your cat

2We washed Tom and started to skin her. We made incisions down the chest and stomach and up the inside of the front of the legs and wrists. We detached the skin from the muscle. Then we made incisions down the back and cut it away from the muscle.September 17, 2008

3We were finishing up skinning our cat. We had the whole cat skinned except for its head.September 18, 2008

4We made our first incision vertically down the stomach of the cat. Then we made an incision diagonally across the bottom of the ribs and through the diaphragm and above the genitals. Last we identified the organs. September 19, 2008

5We made a small cut in the trachea and blew it up with a straw. Then we made an incision in the bladder and blew it up also. Next we cut open the stomach and found grass and a cricket. Last we cut the large intestine open and found feces.September 23, 2008

6We identified and took pictures of all the organs.September 24, 2008

DiaphragmLiver7

PeritoneumGall Bladder8

SpleenSmall intestine9Heart and lungs

10StomachUreters

11Pharynx

12Bronchial Tubes

13Trachea & Esophagus

14Referenceshttp://bio.bd.psu.edu/cat/http://library.thinkquest.org/15401/http://www.ehow.com/how_2125676_dissect-cat.htmlhttp://biology.dc.uc.edu/frankhauser/Labs/Anatomy_&_Physiology/A&P201/cat_skinning/cat_skinning.htm

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