DO NOW: log on to a computer and go to minkusbiology.weebly.com. Click on
the dissection page and follow the links. When you get to the first section you
will get your do now star if you are immediately and quietly starting on the first
section of the activity. Make sure your read the instructions.
Virtual Pig Dissection Worksheet
Instructions: Fill out this worksheet as you go through the Study Guides on the Virtual Pig
Dissection website. After you finish the study guide for each section, take the quiz. As you
complete each quiz, record your score, show your score to a teacher and have her initial it in
the space provided on this sheet.
I. Anatomical References
Label this picture using the following terms: anterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, caudal region,
cranial region, pectoral region, pelvic region
Quiz Score:
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Teacher’s Initials:
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II. Sexing Your Pig
Draw a brief diagram of a female and a male pig. Write down two observations that tell you
how you know that they are female or male.
Quiz Score:
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Teacher’s Initials:
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III. Digestive System
Label these pictures in the table below using the following terms: large intestine, paired
nares, pancreas, rectum, sensory papillae, small intestine
Also write their functions in the table.
Quiz Score:
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Teacher’s Initials:
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Structure
Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
Structure Name
Structure Function
IV. Excretory System
Label this picture using the following terms: bladder, kidney, renal blood vessels, ureter
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Teacher’s Initials:
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V. Circulatory
System
Show the correct order of blood flow through the heart by filling in the blanks below with the
following terms: left atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right atrium, right ventricle
Body
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Quiz Score:
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Teacher’s Initials:
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VI. Reproductive System
Label this picture with these terms: ovary, oviduct, uterus
1.
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2.
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3.
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Label this picture with these terms: epididymis, testes, urethra, urogenital opening,
vas deferentia
1. ______________________
2. ______________________
3. ______________________
4. ______________________
5. ______________________
Quiz Score:
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Teacher’s Initials:
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VII. Respiratory System
Label this picture in the table below using the
following terms: bronchi, diaphragm, lungs,
nares, trachea
Also write their functions in the table.
Quiz Score:
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Teacher’s Initials:
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Structure
Letter
Structure Name
Structure Function
VIII. Nervous System
Draw a SKETCH of the fetal pig brain. Label the following: cerebellum, corpus callosum,
frontal, medulla, occipital, olfactory, parietal, temporal
1. ______________________________
5. ______________________________
2. ______________________________
6. ______________________________
3. ______________________________
7. ______________________________
4. ______________________________
8. ______________________________
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