Introduction
The Cat Dissection lab consisted of various procedures ranging from skinning the cat to performing the likes of a brain surgeon in cutting it's brain out, but there were three major questions focused on when conducting the entire process. They included muscular differences between humans and cats, teeth and dental structure within the cat's mouth compared to a humans, and the third being the differences between a human's fingernails and the claws of a cat. These three questions provided the goal for the dissection of the feline. The interesting thing about felines such as this specimen Felis Catus is that even though it is a four pawed animal it also retains many of the various features humans have.
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Thus the advantages and disadvantages to both are clearly shown throughout the evolutionary process and the specimens today.
In order to hold onto prey and to keep it in its grasp Felis Catus has developed sharp claws to catch and hold prey. Unlike humans in this case the Felis Catus 's claws are
All of the incision were preformed very careful and slow. We tried not to rupture the pig, but it very difficult. The equipment that was given was handy, however, they were not comfortable in our hands. For example, the scissors were too small for our hands and the scalpel was not useful in most of the situations we encountered while dissecting. Although we did not conduct many mini experiments, we took a look at our classmates fetal pig. We watched them as they observed the fetal pig’s brain and uncovered their spinal
The cat dissection is the culminating component of this course because it solidifies our knowledge of anatomy and physiology by applying it to a tangible specimen. Mammalian dissection provides an experience that two dimensional diagrams are incapable of and serves as an indicator of whether entering a profession that involves the application of anatomy and physiology is suitable for students in this course. The cat dissection builds on the previous dissections of the fetal pigs and other individual structures throughout the year by applying them to a cat that shares similar well-developed organs and muscles found in human anatomy. I found value in recognizing the similarities and differences not only between human and cat anatomies, but also
The way it gets its prey is by using its long tongue. This tongue has a sticky spot on the tip just like frogs. It can use this tongue for like a grip. If it happens not to use its tongue, it can use its powerful jaw.
In my human anatomy teaching laboratories, the animal dissection experience generally emphasizes the isolation and
During this lab, many procedures needed to be completed. This dissection took a week. The dissection required many steps. This dissection required an understanding of how the body works and what the organs look like. The fetal pig dissection was helpful in learning
Remove the skin from the skull and back and cut open the bone to expose the central nervous system
A former UW-Madison veterinarian who oversaw the treatment of Double Trouble and other cats used in this laboratory recently issued a letter confirming this abuse, stating that many of the cats "suffered unnecessarily." However, no peer-reviewed papers have been published in any scientific journals as a result of the suffering that Double Trouble endured. Correspondence between UW experimenters and their collaborators acknowledge that there was a problem with Double Trouble's surgery; the experiment was a failure.” (PETA)
Remove the dorsal portion of the carapace to observe other organs in the head and thorax.
If you are planning on having your cat declawed, there are multiple ways that you can help your cat heal quickly and safely from this procedure. Here are a few things you need to do after your cat has been declawed in order to help them recover:
Many would argue that people do not always know what is best for their animals. Often, the owners of pets act out of self-interest rather than considering how the modification they are doing to their animal will affect it. Although declawing a cat may save the owner 's walls, couches, and skin from destruction, it also puts the cat through severe joint and back pain, depression, increased biting behavior, and disfigurement (Associated Press). These serious physiological and psychological side-effects of the modification should be taken more seriously than they are now and better considered
At first on hearing we are doing a pig dissection I was pretty excited. I remember in seventh grade we did a frog dissection. I was okay with it, but I thought the frog was to small. Moving around in the frog was hard and was confusing. I was pretty excited about the pig dissection knowing that it will be bigger than the frog. I was not scared or nerovus about this dissection at all as it is a nice way to learn about other animals and species that live on Earth.
Many animal rights activists feel that dissection is cruel, unnatural, and unnecessary. At this point of view I am 100% agree with them, because I don’t think that after they died ,they should be involved in some experiences, to be like abused in some ways. People nowadays are very focused on idea that animals should be protected, to protect their rights ,but why we should infringe their rights after they are dead. I think that is unnatural to make experiences on them and in a huge amount. Killing animals, as for dissection,may entail considerable suffering. In my opinion dissection should stop to make experiences because it devalues life by teaching that animals are throwaway objects.
The problem of dissecting animals is that their using dogs, horses and cats as dissection, and just by dissecting those living animals can hurt the way they grow up.
Cats are carnivores, meaning they eat meat, and they use sharp, retractable claws to get their food. They can hunt at anytime of the day. First, when they locate their prey, they creep up onto it, putting as little possible. Then, they pounce onto them, swatting with their paws to get
For the cat lab, there is no hypothesis as this is a observational activity. The purpose of this lab is to compare the anatomy and physiology of a Domestic House Cat, to that of a human. The references are “New” Lab manual, and Disecction of the Cat. The scale of refrence is one bar = 3mm.