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Frog Dissection

Frog Dissection

Students examine the mouth and the major muscles, then open the body cavity. The lab write-up asks for the digestive organs, the three-chambered heart, and the brain.

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Learning sequence

  1. PrepareComplete the pre-lab.
  2. ObserveStudy the mouth and muscles before opening the body wall.
  3. RecordComplete the labels and drawings on the lab write-up.

In This Lab You Will

Identify the mouth structures and external features named in the lab write-up.
Find the major muscles after the skin is removed.
Open the body cavity and identify the digestive organs.
Name the chambers of the three-chambered heart.
Complete the pre-lab and the lab write-up.

Student Resources

Dissection GuideComing soonPre-LabLab Write-Up