University of Liverpool

School of Biological Sciences

Dissection Practical

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The 'Skate'

For more information on the General Biology of Skate, please go to the pages within FISHWEB

Dissection of the Skate

Line drawings/diagrams for this dissection are not yet available

Dissection of the Skate - External features

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

INDEX
Page1 (this one) External Features & first incision - see below
Page2 The Abdominal Cavity
Page3 The Gill Region
Page4 The Cranial Nerves (The starting point for the Zoology Hons Display Prac - Virtual Dissection)

External view of a skate
Mouth and oronasal region
Cloaca - immature female
Cloaca and claspers - immature male
Start of dissection of abdominal region

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