SCB209 – Lab4


Learning Schedule and Objectives

WeekTopicsAssigned Reading
4Quiz 1 (week 1-3)
Digestive system
Ch. 14, 363-397
Quiz (week 1-3)
Specimen: Mink,Preserved avian (GI tract)
Model of ruminant GI tract
Find on mink:
Esophagus, Fundus, body, and pyloric antrum of stomach, Duodenum/jejunum, Cecum, Ascending and descending colon
Pancreas, Greater Omentum, Mesentery, Gall bladder, Quadrate and caudate lobes of liver
On the model of the ruminant GI tract:
Rumen. Reticulum. Omasum. Abomasum. Spiral colon
Describe crop, gizzard and cloaca on bird specimen

Important Notice

  • Bring the Laboratory Manual to every Lab class. Preview manual before lab.
  • Dissection Kit must be purchased and brought to lab starts from Lab1.
  • Shoes with open tows and slippers do not allowed in the Laboratory Room.
  • Read Biology Laboratory Safety guidelines or download Biology Lab Safety PPT.
  • Above rules may not apply to remote learning, please reach out to your instructor.
  • No makeup practical exam.

Slides

Download Lab4 PPT or View below

SCB209Lab-4

Videos

Domestic fowl digestive system. Learn more: Domestic fowl digestive system image

Cow ruminant GI tract brief introduction.

Watch more: Inside of a cow digestive tract in 3D & Sheep stomach anatomy

Dissection video: Mink digestive system. Watch more: Cat digestive system.

Lab Activities

Domestic fowl digestive system model

Domestic fowl digestive system model

Cow ruminant stomach – Overall view

Cow ruminant stomach – Overall view

Cow ruminant stomach – Frontal view

Cow ruminant stomach – Frontal view

Cow ruminant stomach – Partially Opened

Cow ruminant stomach – Partially Opened

Cow ruminant stomach – Back view

Cow ruminant stomach – Back view