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Mink Scavenger Hunt Dissection Activity
Student Handout (continued)
Mink Dissection: Day 3
Locate each of the following organs but do not remove them. Cross out the name after identifying the structure.
The Thoracic Cavity—you will need to cut through the sternum
• Diaphragm
• Trachea
• Larynx
• Lungs
• Pericardium
Circulatory System
• Heart
• Vena Cava
• Aorta
• Pulmonary Veins
• Pulmonary Arteries
*** Remove the heart and lungs
The Heart: Dissect the heart in a similar fashion to the way we dissected the sheep heart earlier this semester.
Attempt to locate all 4 chambers and look at the valves contained within.
• Left ventricle
• Right ventricle
• Left atrium
• Right atrium
The Lungs: Dissect the lungs to provide a better view of the interior.
****Describe the pathway of blood from the body through the heart. Indicate where blood is oxygenated (O) and where it is
deoxygenated (D).
Challenge:
Choose which structures you will identify for your teacher. You need to earn a minimum of ten points.
1. If you were a pulmonary or thoracic surgeon, where you would do surgery on…
Tracheal cancer (2 pts)
Lung transplant (2 pts)
Chronic bronchitis (2 pts)
Pleurisy (1 pt)
2. If you were a cardiac surgeon, where you would do surgery on…
Aortic valve replacement (2 pts)
Heart transplant (1 pt)
Pulmonary artery blockage (2 pts)
Pericarditis (3 pts)
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