Thursday 14 June 2012

Fetal Pig Dissection

1. External Picture - side view.
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b. Smells like death and sadness. Feels rubbery and wrinkly, and it looks like Babe, Pig in the City.
2. External Picture - tummy view.
It is male because it lacks the small projection below the tail that would indicate it as female. 

Fetal Pig Inner.



3. Internal Anatomy; Abdominal Cavity.

4. Internal Anatomy; Thoracic Cavity.
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5. Internal Anatomy; Heart, Lungs, Liver, Stomach & Small Intestine.
Heart Labelling.

Discussion :
1. The fetal pig dissection was interesting, to say the least. I thought the pig would be a lot larger than it was, and that surprised me a little. I didn't except it to be so small/young, or that it would even still have the umbilical cord still attached. It was a very interesting to see that the internal anatomy was easier to understand, as it was more similar to human anatomy, and therefore a valuable learning experience. With systems placed so easily, it was very simple to see how the system were interconnected. 

Monday 4 June 2012

DNA / RNA Structure & Labels

DNA

  • Located in nucleus
  • contains genetic code/information  regarding protein synthesis
  • RNA template













RNA 
  • Formed in nucleus
  • copies genetic code 
  • carries it out of the cell to trigger important processes like protein synthesis.