In this unit of biology, the main lab was the pig dissection video. In this lab, we got to cut open a pig fetus to see the anatomy of the pig. Pigs are somewhat similar to humans because they are both mammals, so looking at the anatomy of a pig is similar to looking to the anatomy of a human. We strapped the pig down to the tray and laid it on its back. We then cut the pig open through the center to expose its internal organs. We had to make a video showing all the essential organs to the pig. This related to our unit because we had learned about many of these organs and their functions. The purpose of the lab was to find the different structures in the pig fetus and better understand how these organs work and how they look like inside a body. My favorite part of the dissection was opening the pig for the first time because it was surprising to see how similar it looks to a human body. The structures of the pig look like miniature versions of the human organs. I believe that the pig dissection is valuable because it is the best way to show how the different organs play together in a body. You can't truly understand how these organ systems work without seeing it in person.
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