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Pickle Dissection Lab Guide

The Pickle Dissection Lab aims to teach proper dissection procedures and vocabulary related to anatomical directions. Students will examine a pickle, identify its anatomical features, and perform a dissection to explore its interior while adhering to safety precautions. The lab includes specific procedures for dissection and analysis, including drawing and labeling anatomical terms.

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Pickle Dissection Lab Guide

The Pickle Dissection Lab aims to teach proper dissection procedures and vocabulary related to anatomical directions. Students will examine a pickle, identify its anatomical features, and perform a dissection to explore its interior while adhering to safety precautions. The lab includes specific procedures for dissection and analysis, including drawing and labeling anatomical terms.

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Name ____________________________________ Per _____

Pickle Dissection Lab

Purpose- To practice proper dissection procedures and vocabulary.

Background- Organisms are described with a special vocabulary. The following are terms that
related to directions on a body:

Dorsal – the back or upper part of the animal


Ventral – the abdominal side or lower part of the animal
Cephalic – the head region
Cranial – the upper part of the head
Anterior – the forward or front end of the body
Posterior – the hind or rear part of the body

Caudal – the tail end


Transverse – the cross section
Longitudinal – along the length of the body
Proximal – nearest to, or at the point of origin or
attachment
Distal – farthest from origin or point of attachment
Sagittal - along the median plane
Exterior – outside the body
Interior – inside the body
Materials- Dissecting Pan, Dissecting Pins, Scalpel, Blunt Probe, Dissecting Needle, Forceps, Paper
Towel
Scalpel Blunt Dissecting Forceps Dissecting Pan Dissecting
Probe Needle Pins
Procedure-

1. Examine your pickle. Locate the anterior and posterior ends of your pickle. (The “head” is the
stem end). Also locate the dorsal and ventral side of your pickle. (The dorsal side arches out).
Note any scars or wounds found on your pickle in the space below:

2. Put your pickle in the dissecting tray. Pin your pickle ventral side up by placing a pin in the
anterior and posterior ends of your pickle.

3. Use your scalpel to open the ventral body cavity by making a deep, I-shaped incision
longitudinally, as shown in the diagram below. This area can be opened like hinged doors to
expose the internal organs. DO NOT cut the pickle in half.
4. Use dissecting pins to hold the pickle open. Pin the flaps at their most distal point.

5. Examine the interior of the body, then use your blunt probe, dissecting needle and forceps to
remove the seeds from the pickle without removing the flesh. Record the number of seeds
you removed in the box below:

Analysis & Conclusion-

1. Draw your pickle below and label the following directional terms on it: anterior, posterior,
dorsal, ventral.
2. If you were asked to make 2 transverse cuts to remove a section of your pickle, draw a
picture below of what that section of pickle would look like.

3. What type of symmetry does your pickle have? ______________________________

4. List all safety precautions taken during this dissection lab:

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