Fresh Alcochol-drowned-rat |
understand the internal and external features of the general chordate, especially those of class mammalia.
Nathan preparing surgeory |
After cutting it open |
Discussion Questions:
1. Because god gave us 10 styluses; It is the most precise and controllable.
2. To differentiate between all other organs and structures. This will act as your guide line.
3. Tails are different because they are slimier and more disgusting than bodies. Other than that, it is used to keep itself stable and control its body heat
4. Vibrissae is a feeler.
5. This means that it is more developed than those of radially symmetrical organisms. Also it means, that both sides are equal when cut in half.
Discussion Questions
1. The circular muscle, sphincter, controls the passage of material
2. Small and Large intestines differ in sizes because they carry out different jobs. Large intestine absorbs water from undigested material, and small intestine absorbs nutrients as well as water.
3. The liver transforms the nutrients (breaks down) into a body-suitable nutrient.
After taking out the intestines of the rat |
5. The appendix is there because it digests cellulose
Discussion Questions:
Intestines of the rat |
2. The function of spleen is to remove red blood cells and to replace them with new lymphocytes
3. Diaphragm's function is to help breathing of the animal by lifting up the chest.
4. Atria and Ventricles are different. Atria holds the blood which then goes to the ventricles that contract blood and pump the blood to the lungs, and body.
5. The left ventricle is thicker because it pumps blood to the body, and is faced against the pressure of the aorta.
6. They both are used to reproduce. They mature at the same rate.
7. Kidneys regulates the body fluid
8. The thyroid, thymus, and the adrenal glands are all part of the endocrine system. They have different jobs. Thyroid coverts iodine to thyroid hormones, thymus produces t-cells, and the adrenal glands produce hormones against stress.
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