Rat Dissection

1. Rat Dissection

The following
slides are
intended to help
you with dissection
of the rat and then
to review for the
lab practical that
will follow.
RATS

2. Rat Dissection

Scientific Name:
Rattus norvegicus
Common Name: Rat
Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Chordata
Subphylum- Vertebrata
Class- Mammalia
Order- Rodentia
RATS

3. Rat Dissection

SOURCES
The following web sites were used to obtain various dissection
pictures.
(1) http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/science/biological_sciences/lab
15/biolab15_1.html
(2) http://www.gisbornesc.vic.edu.au/home/jans/home/rat.htm
(3) http://www.biologycorner.com/bio3/rat_guide.html
(4) http://www.biologymad.com/ratphotos/ratphotos.htm
(5) http://www.baa.duke.edu/companat/BAA_289L_2004/heart/Rat/rat_thorax.htm
(6) http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/biog105/images/ratpics/unit6/
(7) http://www.victoriacollege.edu/dept/bio/RatDissection/index.htm
This has an excellent self quiz!
Urogenital Tutorial- http://www.biolsci.monash.edu.au/undergrad/erat/index.html

4. Rat Dissection

REMOVING SKIN
Source #4

5. Rat Dissection

REMOVING SKIN
Source #7

6. Rat Dissection

REMOVING SKIN
Source #4

7. Rat Dissection

MUSCLES
Source #5

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MUSCLES
Source #1

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MUSCLES
Source #5

10. Rat Dissection

MUSCLES
Source #5

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MUSCLES
Source #5

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MUSCLES
Source #1

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MUSCLES
Source #1

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MUSCLES
Source #5

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MUSCLES
Source #5

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MUSCLES
Source #5

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MUSCLES
Source #5

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MUSCLES
Source #5

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MUSCLES
Source #5

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ORAL CAVITY
Source #6

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ORAL CAVITY
Source #6

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ABDOMINAL
CAVITY
Source #4

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ABDOMINAL
CAVITY
Source #4

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ABDOMINAL
CAVITY
Source #7

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DIGESTIVE
ORGANS
Source #1

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DIGESTIVE
ORGANS
Source #6

27. Rat Dissection

DIGESTIVE
ORGANS
Source #6

28. Rat Dissection

DIGESTIVE
ORGANS
Source #1

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DIGESTIVE
ORGANS
Source #5

30. Rat Dissection

DIGESTIVE
ORGANS
Source #1

31. Rat Dissection

DIGESTIVE
ORGANS
Source #6

32. Rat Dissection

DIGESTIVE
ORGANS
Source #1

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THORACIC
CAVITY
Source #1

34. Rat Dissection

HEART +
LUNGS
Source #5

35. Rat Dissection

RESPIRATORY
ORGANS
Source #1

36. Rat Dissection

CIRCULATORY
ORGANS
Source #1

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HEART
Source #5

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CIRCULATORY
ORGANS
Source #1

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UROGENITAL
ORGANS
Source #1

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EXCRETORY
ORGANS
Source #5

41. Rat Dissection

UROGENITAL
ORGANS
Source #5

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Rat Dissection
1.
2.
3.
4.
THORACIC CAVITY
Trachea
Heart
Lung
Diaphragm
Source #2

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Rat Dissection
1.
2.
3.
4.
HEART
Right
Atrium
Right
Ventricle
Left Atrium
Left
Ventricle
Source #2

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Rat Dissection
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
THORACIC
CIRCULATION
Jugular Vein
Carotid Artery
Superior Vena
Cava
Ascending
Aorta
Atrium (right)
Ventricles
Source #2

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You should be familiar with the order of the parts of the alimentary canal.
Following the path that food would take, we would pass through:
Oral Cavity
Pharynx
Esophagus
Stomach
Pyloric Sphincter
Small Intestine
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ABDOMINAL
CAVITY
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Large Intestine
Cecum
Colon
- Ascending Limb
- Transverse Limb
- Descending Limb
Rectum
Anus
–
Source #1

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ABDOMINAL
CAVITY
1. Liver
2. Stomach
3. Pancreas
4. Duodenum
5. Small
Intestines
6. Cecum
7. Urinary
Bladder
Source #2

47. Rat Dissection

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Rat Dissection
ABDOMINAL
CIRCULATION
1. Abdominal Aorta
2. Renal Artery (left)
3. Renal Vein (left)
4. Inferior Vena Cava
5. Hepatic Portal
Vein
Source #2

48. Rat Dissection

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Rat Dissection
MALE REPRODUCTIVE
ORGANS
1. Coagulating Gland
2. Urinary Bladder
3. Vas Deferens
4. Epididymis
5. Small Intestines
6. Seminal Vesicle
7. Prostate Gland
8. Penis
9. Testis
10.Scrotum
Source #2

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Rat Dissection
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE
ORGANS
Stomach
Kidney
Ovary
Oviduct
Uterine Horn
Large Intestine
Urinary Bladder
Source #2

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Rat Dissection
TAGGED ORGANS
10. Masseter
13. Biceps
Brachii
15. Rib Cage
13
Source #7

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TAGGED ORGANS
5. Esophagus
9. Lung
22. Trachea
27. Heart
Source #7

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Rat Dissection
TAGGED ORGANS
3. Diaphragm
7. Cecum
8. Liver
11. Ovary
17. Small
Intestine
18. Spleen
Source #7

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Rat Dissection
TAGGED ORGANS
24. Urinary
Bladder
26. Uterine
Horn
Source #7

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Rat Dissection
1. Adrenal
Gland
6. Kidney
20. Stomach
23. Ureter
25. Rectum
TAGGED ORGANS
20
25
Source #7

55. Rat Dissection

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Rat Dissection
NAME THAT FUNCTION:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
ANATOMICAL
TERMS
Here’s a word
Toward the midline Medial
bank to help you
Toward the back (upper surface of body) out:
Dorsal
Caudal
Caudal
Toward the tail
Cranial
Toward the side Lateral
Distal
Dorsal
Farthest from the point of attachment Distal
Lateral
Toward the belly (underside of body) Ventral
Medial
Proximal
Closest to the point of attachment Proximal
Ventral
Toward the head Cranial

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Rat Dissection
ANATOMICAL
TERMS
NAME THAT FUNCTION:
1.
2.
3.
4.
The term referring to bending of a joint Flexion
The term referring to movement of an
appendage toward the long axis of the body Adduction
The term referring to straightening of a joint Extension
The term referring to movement of an
appendage away from the long axis of Abduction
the body

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Rat Dissection
ORGAN FUNCTION
NAME THAT ORGAN:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Here’s a
The whiskers, which have a sensory function Vibrissae
word bank
The flap-like external ear that directs sound Pinna
to help you
waves into the ear opening
out:
Paired openings leading into the nose Nares Mesentery
Organs of the thoracic and abdominal cavities Nares
Viscera
Peritoneum
A partition or wall separating 2 cavities Septum
Pinna
A membrane which suspends the organs Mesentery
Septum
Vibrissae
Shiny membrane that lines the abdominal
Peritoneum
Viscera
cavity

58. Rat Dissection

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Rat Dissection
NAME THAT MUSCLE:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
ORGAN FUNCTION
Here’s a word
bank
toMaximus
help you
Biceps
Femoris
Gluteus
or
Abducts the thigh
out:
Extends the forelimb Triceps Brachii Biceps Brachii
Biceps Femoris
Constricts the abdomen External Obliques
External Obliques
Closes the jaw Masseter
Gastrocnemius
Adducts the thigh Gracilis
Gluteus Maximus
Gracilis
Flexes the forelimb Biceps Brachii
Latissimus Dorsi
Draws the forelimb toward the chest Pectoralis
MasseterMajor
Extends the foot Gastrocnemius
Pectoralis Major
Dorsi
Triceps Brachi
Moves the forelimb dorsally + caudally Latissimus

59. Rat Dissection

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Rat Dissection
NAME THAT ORGAN:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
ORGAN FUNCTION
Here’s a word
Produces WBC’s (White blood cells) Thymus
bank toGland
help you
Moves food in mouth and tastes Tongue
out:
Diaphragm
Organs for gas exchange Lungs
Hard Palate
Windpipe leading from pharynx to lungs Trachae
Lungs
Bony anterior roof of mouth Hard PalateSoft Palate
Teeth
Muscular sheet that separates the
Diaphragm
Thymus Gland
thoracic and abdominal cavities
Thyroid Gland
Incisors (biting) and molars (grinding) Teeth
Tongue
Muscular posterior roof of mouth Soft Palate
Trachea
Affects metabolic rate and body growth Thyroid Gland

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Rat Dissection
ORGAN FUNCTION
NAME THAT ORGAN:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Here’s a word
Produces insulin for glucose metabolism Pancreas
bank to help
Aids in digestion of proteins Stomach
you out:
Cecum
Food tube from pharynx to stomach Esophagus
Esophagus
Digests and absorbs nutrients Small Intestines
Large Intestine
Folds in stomach that help mix food RugaeLiver
Liver
Secretes bile, cleans blood, stores glycogenPancreas
Cleans blood, removes old RBC’s Spleen Small Intestine
Spleen
Reabsorption of water Large Intestine
Stomach
Rectum
Blind pouch where ileum joins colon Cecum
Rugae
Rectum
End of intestines, compaction of feces

61. Rat Dissection

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Rat Dissection
NAME THAT ORGAN:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
ORGAN FUNCTION
Here’s
a word
Kidney
Removes wastes + excess H20 from blood bank
to help
Houses developing fetuses Uterine Hornyou out:
Bladder
Produces and stores sperm Testes
Kidney
Stores urine before excretion Bladder
Ovary
Secretes a fluid that aids sperm
Prostate
Prostate
survival and motility
Scrotum
Seminal Vesicle
Produces eggs Ovary
Testes
Carry urine from kidney to bladder Ureter Ureter
Secretes a fluid that nourishes sperm Seminal
Vesicle
Uterine
Horn
Sac that holds the testes Scrotum

62. Rat Dissection

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Rat Dissection
NAME THAT ORGAN:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
ORGAN FUNCTION
Here’s
a word
Artery
Takes blood from heart to lungs Pulmonary
bank to help you
Large veins take blood to right atrium Vena
out:Cava
Top chambers, receive blood Atria
Abdominal Aorta
Membrane around heart Pericardial SacAorta
Atria
Artery taking blood to head Common Carotid
Common Carotid
Bottom chambers that pump blood out Ventricles
Pericardial Sac
Pulmonary
Largest artery taking blood from left ventricle
AortaArtery
Renal Artery
Lower descending aorta takes
VenaAorta
Cava
Abdominal
blood to lower trunk and legs
Ventricles
Takes blood to kidneys Renal Artery