Fetal Pig Lab Report
Title Page: 15 pts
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Title – subject of the report
YOUR name
Group number & member names
Class period
Date
Introduction:
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15 pts
What is the purpose of the fetal pig lab dissection?
How is this experiment important?
Materials & Procedures: 10 pts
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List of materials used
Procedure should clearly describe the experiment. Should be a numbered list of discrete steps that someone
could easily follow.
Discussion & Conclusion: 60 pts
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Review and discuss the purpose and importance of the experiment/dissection.
 Compare the interrelationships of organ systems to each other & to the body as a whole
 11 body systems– circulatory, digestive, respiratory, excretory, nervous, immune, endocrine,
reproductive, integumentary, skeletal, and muscular.
 Explain in detail how the systems work together. Give at least five specific examples of systems working
together. You may use more than two systems for a particular example. (You may need to do some
independent research if we have not yet covered a system in class.)
 Example: The circulatory system and respiratory system work together to get oxygen to the cells
of the body. The interacting site is at the alveoli, which are surrounded by capillaries. The gas
exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occur in the alveoli. The oxygen is picked up by the blood
cells and carried to the body cells. Oxygen is deposited in the body cells and carbon dioxide is
picked up. The blood cells carry carbon dioxide back to the lungs and deposit the carbon dioxide
into the alveoli. The lungs then exhale, removing the carbon dioxide and inhale to bring in more
oxygen.
 Explain how the systems make the body function as a whole.
Relate the body and organ systems of the pig to that of humans.
 How is the pig anatomy similar to the human?
 How is the pig anatomy different from the human?
What was your favorite part of the dissection? What did you learn from the dissection?