NSCI6302 - Anatomy
Course Project
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Read first the activity before you answer.
2. Set up your video camera. Take your video while you are doing the activity.
You will submit this as one of the outputs.
3. Read thoughtfully the Submission Instructions at the end of this activity sheet.
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TITLE: Heart Dissection
Safety Note: Salmonella bacteria can be very dangerous. Wash your hands, desk, and all your
equipment thoroughly!
OBJECTIVE: In this lab, you will examine how does a heart looks like and locate its parts.
MATERIALS:
• Dissecting tray/plate
• Dissecting tools/ Razor blade
• Gloves
• Pig’s heart
• Pencil crayons
• Paper towel
PROCEDURE AND OBSERVATIONS:
1. Examine the heart. Sketch and label what you see. Provide as much detail as possible; label any
chambers and arteries that you see.
Sketch the outside of the heart
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2. Locate the bottom of the heart and feel it. Compare it with the top end of the heart. Which feels
firmer? Explain why. (Hint: the part of the heart that moves blood the furthest distance!)
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3. Locate the blood vessels on the outside outer wall of the heart. What is the function of these vessels?
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4. Place the heart on a paper towel on a dissecting tray so that the pointed end faces the bottom part
of the tray. Find the two large openings at the top of the heart. From these openings, use the tip of
the razor blade and gently cut around the perimeter of the heart. You should now have the heart
cut into two halves (across section). Examine it very carefully. Hopefully, you are able to see that
the heart walls are thicker around the bottom chambers. Sketch and label in the box on the next
page.
Sketch the inside of the heart
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DISCUSSION
1. What are the 2 chambers called that are located at the top of the heart?
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2. Where do the atria pump blood to in the body?
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3. Where do the ventricles pump blood to in the body?
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GENERALIZATION:
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REFERENCE: [Link]
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SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE STUDENTS:
1. Before uploading the worksheet to LMS, it must be saved in PDF format and must follow the
filename convention: <LastName><FirstName>-NSCI6302-Course Project
Example: “DelaCruzJuan- NSCI6302-Course Project”
2. For the video of the experiment, save it in “.mp4” or “.avi” format only.
The filename of your video should be: <LastName><FirstName>- NSCI6302-Course Project-video
Example: “DelaCruzJuan- NSCI6302-Course Project-video”
Upload the video in your Google Drive. Make the file shareable.
Get the link of the file and paste it in the worksheet OR in the Submission part in the LMS.