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School of Biological Sciences

Dissection Practical

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Page1 External Features & first incision - see below
Page2 The Abdominal Cavity
Page3 (this one) The Gill Region
Page4 The Cranial Nerves

Skate Dissection- slides of the gill region

Dissection Slides

Colour slides illustrating the main features of the required dissection are available below
(For a high res picture click on the small one)

Gill region, area to be dissected
to display dorsal aorta and afferent
arteries

Method of separating skin from
connective tissue
Gill region - skin removed,
gill pouches open on one side
Gill region - connective tissue and
muscles exposed

Heart in pericardial cavity with
ventral aorta exposed

Detail of afferent arteries

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