Download Mink Dissection - Paint Valley Local Schools

Name ________________________ Date ________________ Period _____ # ______
Mink Dissection
Study Sheet
The following are organs/structures that you should be able to identify and know the
function of for the laboratory practical we will have after performing the mink dissection.
External Anatomy
Pinnae (ears)
Nares (nostrils)
Nicitating membrane
Anus
Vestibule (female)
Scrotal sac (male)
Penis (male)
Internal Anatomy
Trachea
Esophagus
Heart
Lungs
Diaphragm
Liver
Gall bladder
Stomach
Spleen
Pancreas
Small intestine (greater omentum)
Large intestine (colon)
Rectum
Kidneys
Oviducts
Ovaries
Testes
You should also be able to identify dissection planes and directions. This information is
located in your pre-lab paperwork.
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Organ/Structure
Function
Name
1.pinnae
Organ system that the
organ/structure belongs to
hearing
Nervous system special
senses
2. nares
Breathing in and out; smell
Nervous system (special
senses) & respiratory system
3.nicitating
Covers the eye when in water
Integumentary system
4. anus
Digestive wastes exits the body
Digestive system
5. vestibule
Penis enters this opening to
Reproductive (female)
membrane
deliver sperm to egg; external
opening of the vagina
6. scrotal sac (testes)
Contains the testes which makes
Reproductive (male)
sperm
7. penis
Places sperm near egg for
Reproductive (male)
fertilization
8. trachea
Forces air into and out of lungs
Respiratory
9. esophagus
Food travels from the mouth to
Digestive
the stomach through this tube
10. heart
Pumps blood through the body
Cardiovascular
11. lungs
Allows for gas exchange from
Respiratory
the alveoli to the blood stream
12. diaphragm
Muscle which contracts and
Respiratory
relaxes to allow for breathing
13. liver
Helps digest fats and stores fat,
Digestive
metabolize glucose; and
detoxification
14. gall bladder
Stores bile to digest fats
Digestive
15. stomach
Mechanical and chemical
Digestive
digestion of food
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16. spleen
Filters blood of foreign invaders
Immune (Lymphatic)
17. pancreas
Releases hormones to regulate
Digestive
blood sugar and makes digestive
enzymes
18. small intestine
Absorption of nutrients from
Digestive
(greater omentum)
food
19. large intestine
Absorption of water
Digestive
Exit point for waste to leave the
Digestive
(colon)
20. rectum
body
21. kidneys
Filters blood of waste and makes
Urinary
urine
22. oviducts
Eggs develop and are fertilized
Reproductive (Female)
here
23. ovaries
Female gonad (egg); genetic
Reproductive (female)
contribution from female
24. testes
Organ responsible for making
Reproductive (male)
sperm
25. eye
Vision
Nervous system (special
senses)
26. Rugae
Increases the surface area for
Digestive
digestion in the stomach
27. Ribs
Protects the heart and lungs
Skeletal