Rat Dissection

heart

lung

trachea

diaphragm

liver

stomach

spleen

pancreas

small intestine

large intestine

cecum (see-kum)

rectum

kidney

mesentery

bladder

teste

epididymis

vas deferens

seminal vesicles

prostate glands

penis

thymus

adrenal gland

ovary (female)

B

parietal pericardium

the tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternum (serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart)

visceral pericardium

the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium (serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart)

apex

base

right auricle

right atrium

3

left auricle

Left auricle

left atrium

1

interventricular septum

separates the left ventricle from the right ventricle

left cranial vena cava

right cranial vena cava

ascending aorta

4

pulmonary trunk

?

aortic arch

brachiocephalic artery

4

right common carotid artery

left subclavian artery

8

left common carotid artery

7

right subclavian artery

11

left ventricle

2

right ventricle

4

Caudal vena cava

E

axillary artery

brachial artery

thoracic aorta

abdominal aorta

A

celiac artery

B

left gastric artery

artery that leads from the celiac trunk to the stomach (on the left)

hepatic artery

artery that leads from the celiac trunk to the liver

splenic artery

artery that leads from the celiac trunk to the spleen

cranial mesenteric artery

C

renal artery

renal vein

D

gonadal (testicular or ovarian) artery

Gonadal artery

common iliac artery

F

internal iliac artery

Internal iliac artery

external iliac artery

External iliac artery

femoral artery

Femoral artery

larynx

1 (just above the trachea)

epiglottis

primary bronchus

(singular form)

mediastinum

The central compartment of the thoracic cavity. It contains the heart, great vessels of the heart, esophagus, trachea, phrenic nerve, cardiac nerve, thymus, and lymph nodes, all surrounded by loose connective tissue.

hilum (of lungs)

The wedge-shaped area on the central portion of each lung where the bronchi, arteries, veins, and nerves enter and exit the lungs.

parietal pleura

B

visceral pleura

A

oral cavity

teeth

tongue

hard palate

A

soft palate

B

submandibular salivary gland

esophagus (neck, thorax and abdomen)

parietal peritoneum

Lines abdominopelvic cavity.

visceral peritoneum

Membrane on the surface of the organs of the abdominal cavity

cardiac region (of stomach)

A

fundus (of stomach)

B

body (of stomach)

C

pyloric region (of stomach)

D

pyloric sphincter (of stomach)

E

lesser curvature (of stomach)

C

greater curvature (of stomach)

D

duodenum

D

jejunum

C

ileum

A

ileocecal junction

Ileocecal junction

cecum

Cecum

ascending colon

A

descending colon

B

anus

lesser omentum

B

greater omentum

A

hilum (of kidney)

renal cortex (of kidney)

C

renal medulla (of kidney)

B

renal pelvis (of kidney)

A

ureter