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Virtual Fetal Pig Dissection Day

Name: __________________________ Date: _________________ Period: _______

Virtual Fetal Pig Dissection Day 1 - External Anatomy

Please go to the following website (also linked on our class website)

0102%20laboratory/fetal%20pig/fetal%20pig.htm

1. Familiarize yourself with following areas from the Virtual Pig Dissection Introduction

packet: dorsal, ventral, anterior, posterior, caudal, rostral, medial, lateral,

proximal, and distal.

2. A fetal pig has not been born yet, but its approximate age since conception can be

estimated by measuring its length. Using the scale provided, measure the pig's length

IN CENTIMETERS from the tip of its snout to the base of its tail and record this

measurement below. Use the length/age chart below to determine the approximate age

of this fetal pig and also record this below.

11 mm

21 days

Length of pig (cm): __________________

17 mm

35 days

2.8 cm

49 days

Approximate age: __________________

4.0 cm

56 days

22 cm

100 days

30 cm

114 days (birth)

3 cm

3. In the image of the fetal pig above, locate and LABEL the eyelids, the external ears or

(pinnae), and the nostrils (nares).

Virtual Fetal Pig Dissection Day