Cat Dissection
These are photos of a cat dissection done by my students
and photographed by one of the members of the group, Lou
Asci. Thanks so much to the students who agreed to share
their work.
Opening the ventral body
cavity.
Close up of lungs,
heart, liver and diaphragm
diaphragm, liver, gall
bladder, greater omentum
Trachea, larynx, throid
glands (not totally dissected out, but visible)
Internal jugular v.,
common carotid a., vagus nerve
Heart, lungs, post cava,
liver and gall bladder
Close-up of heart and
lungs
Thoracic cavity
Thoracic cavity
Larynx and tip of
epiglottis
Close-up of larynx
Gall bladder up
close!
Pre cava, pulmonary
vessels, heart
Pre cava, pulmonary
vessels, heart
Epiglottis and vocal
folds (vocal cords)
Larynx close-up
Abdominal cavity
Falciform ligament
Stomach and small
intestine
Duodenum
Duodenum
Lobes of liver,
retroperitoneal kidney
Liver and gall bladder,
retroperitoneal kidney, urinary bladder (off to cat's
right)
pancreatic duct and part
of the bile duct
ovary, uterine tube,
horn and body of uterus
bladder, ovary,
uterus
adrenal gland, l and s
intestines
adrenal close-up
sectioned kidney
ureter, uterus,
ovary
ureter close-up
ovary and uterus,
ureter
uterine horn
uterus and ligaments
testis, spermatic
cord
epididymis on testis
urethra, vagina,
urogenital sinus
sectioned kidney