Fetal Pig Visual Dissection GuideIllustrated by Leah Hofgesang

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Orientation

Sagittal plane

Vent

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Frontal plane

CranialAnterior

CaudalPosterior

Tran

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IncisionsMale

Female

Umbilical arteries

Umbilical vein

Both

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Gender Key

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Larynx

TracheaThymus gland

Lungs

Right atriumLeft atrium

Right ventricle

Diaphram

Liver

Small intestineLarge intestine

Spleen

Bladder

Umbilical cord

Rectum

Common carotid artery

Submaxillary gland

External jugular veinInternal jugular vein

Internal Organs

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Esophagus

Stomach

Large intestine

Rectum

Ileum

Jejunum

Duodenum

Small intestine

Liver

Gallbladder

Abdominal Procedure

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View the Gallbladder and Stomach

Stomach

Gallbladder

Grasp inferior edge of the liver and flip superiorly to view organs dorsal of the liver.

Stomach

Liver (left lobe)

Liver (right lobe)

Gall bladder

Small intestineLarge intestine

Spleen

Bladder

Umbilical cord

Internal OrgansUnderneath Liver

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Small intestine

Large intestine

Bladder

Right kidneyLeft kidney

Rectum

Ureter

Pancreas

Spleen

Stomach

Abdominal Procedure View the Pancreas and KidneysCarefully remove the liver (optional). Grasp the smallintestines and carefully pull laterally to reveal thepancreas and kidneys.

Notes

KidneyAorta

Right spermatic artery

Bladder

Ductus deferensPenis

Left seminal vesical

Inguinal canal

Left testis

Head of left epididymis

Gubernaculum

Spermatic cord

Adrenal gland

Large intestine

Ureter

Kidney

Aorta

Bladder

Right oviduct

Ovary

Vagina

Urethra

Body of uterus

Adrenal gland

Large intestineUreter

Umbilical cord

Urogenital System

Urogenital sinus

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Heart

Superior vena cava

Inferior vena cava

Right atrium

Left atrium

Left pulmonary artery

Right pulmonary artery

Aorta

Left ventricleRight ventricle

Coronary artery

Brachiocephalic artery

Left common carotid artery

Left subclavianartery

Left pulmonary veins

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Veins

Internal jugularBrachiocephalic Subscapular

Brachial

Axillary

Subclavian

Hepatic

Common iliac

External iliac

Internal iliac

Internal mammarySuperior vena cava

HepaticUmbilical

RenalGenital

FemoralCaudal

SuprascapularExternal jugular

Arteries

Left common carotidBrachiocephalic

Right subclavianThyrocervical

Internal mammary

Caudal mesentaric

Brachial

AxillarySubscapularLeft subclavian

Coeliac

RenalSuperior mesenteric

External illiacFemoralDeep Femoral

Umbilical

GenitalExternal illiacInternal illiac

Caudal

Circulatory SystemAteries and Veins

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Skeletal System

Atlas

Parietal

Zygomatic arch

Orbital

Nasal

Maxilla

Premaxilla

Mandible

Axis ScapulaSpine of scapula Spinous process

Illium

Femur

Ischium

Tibia

Fibula

Calcaneus

Tarsals

Metatarsals

Phalanges

Patella

Rib cartilage

Humerus

Ulna

Radius

Phalanges

Metacarpals

Carpels

Ribs

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Internal AnatomyQuiz

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Abdominal OrgansQuiz

Answer Key

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1. Liver (right lobe)

2. Gallbladder

3. Small intestine

4. Umbilical cord

5. Bladder

6. Liver (left lobe)

7. Stomach

8. Spleen

9. Large intestine

1. Larynx

2. Internal jugular vein

3. Thymus gland

4. Right atrium

5. Right ventricle

6. Liver

7. Small intestine

8. Umbilical cord

9. Bladder

10. Submaxillary gland

11. Common carotid artery

12. External jugular vein

13. Left atrium

14. Lungs

15. Diaphram

16. Spleen

17. Large intestine

18. Rectum

Internal Anatomy Abdominal Organs

Quiz