Zoology Exam 3 - Rat Dissection/Mammalia

BIOL 230 - Spring 2026 - Rat dissection and mammalia

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Red - liver

Dark yellow - mesenteries (connections of GI tract)

Dark orange - stomach

White - omentum (fat)

Blue - spleen

Light green - pancreas

Light yellow - small intestine

Dark green - cecum

Light orange - colon/large intestine

Pink - uterine horn

Purple - uterus

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Red - liver

Dark yellow - mesenteries (connections of GI tract)

Dark orange - stomach

White - omentum (fat)

Blue - spleen

Light green - pancreas

Light yellow - small intestine

Dark green - cecum

Light orange - colon/large intestine

Pink - uterine horn

Purple - uterus

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

White - omentum (fat)

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Red - liver

Dark yellow - mesenteries (connections of GI tract)

Dark orange - stomach

White - omentum (fat)

Blue - spleen

Light green - pancreas

Light yellow - small intestine

Dark green - cecum

Light orange - colon/large intestine

Pink - uterine horn

Purple - uterus

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Pink - uterine horn

Purple - uterus

Red - bladder

Yellow - kidney

Blue - ovary

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Yellow - kidney

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Pink - uterine horn

Purple - uterus

Red - bladder

Yellow - kidney

Blue - ovary

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Yellow - trachea

Purple - lungs

Red - hard palate

Pink - soft palate

Green - esophagus

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Yellow - trachea

Purple - lungs

Red - hard palate

Pink - soft palate

Green - esophagus

Orange - diaphragm

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Yellow - trachea

Red - hard palate

Pink - soft palate

Green - esophagus

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Red - right atrium/auricle

Green - right ventricle

Blue - left ventricle

Pink - Left atrium/auricle

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Red - right atrium/auricle

Green - right ventricle

Blue - left ventricle

Pink - Left atrium/auricle

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Pink - aortic arch

Red - carotid artery

Purple - subclavian artery

Light blue - cranial vena cava

Unsure on some of these :/

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Cat skeleton

Read

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Tiger skull

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Bobcat skull

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Housecat skull

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Housecat skull

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Extinct cat skull

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Wolf skull

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Bat skeleton

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat skeleton

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Armadillo shell

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Gorilla skull

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Whale vertebra

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Whale balleen

Study

Study

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Yellow - pulmonary trunk

Navy - ascending aorta

Pink - pulmonary artery

Light orange - pulmonary vein

Light green - brachiocephalic trunk

Red - carotid

Purple -Right subclavian artery (?)

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Yellow - pulmonary trunk

Navy - ascending aorta

Pink - pulmonary artery

Light orange - pulmonary vein

Light green - brachiocephalic trunk

Red - carotid

Purple -Right subclavian artery (?)

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Yellow - Maxillary vein

Orange - linguofacial vein

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Yellow - pulmonary trunk

Navy - ascending aorta

Pink - pulmonary artery

Light orange - pulmonary vein

Light green - brachiocephalic trunk

Red - carotid

Purple -Right subclavian artery (?)

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Orange - middle sacral vein/artery

Black - common iliac arteries/veins

Neon - caudal vena cava

White - renal veins

Yellow (left) or orange (right) - renal artery

Silver - circumflex iliac arteries/veins

Pink - celiac artery

(branches of celiac artery) green - hepatic artery

(branches of celiac artery) blue -gastric artery

(branches of celiac artery) purple - splenic artery

Red - cranial mesenteric artery

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Orange - middle sacral vein/artery

Black - common iliac arteries/veins

Neon - caudal vena cava

White - renal veins

Yellow (left) or orange (right) - renal artery

Silver - circumflex iliac arteries/veins

Pink - celiac artery

(branches of celiac artery) green - hepatic artery

(branches of celiac artery) blue -gastric artery

(branches of celiac artery) purple - splenic artery

Red - cranial mesenteric artery

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Orange - middle sacral vein/artery

Black - common iliac arteries/veins

Neon - caudal vena cava

White - renal veins

Yellow (left) or orange (right) - renal artery

Silver - circumflex iliac arteries/veins

Pink - celiac artery

(branches of celiac artery) green - hepatic artery

(branches of celiac artery) blue -gastric artery

(branches of celiac artery) purple - splenic artery

Red - cranial mesenteric artery

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Orange - middle sacral vein/artery

Black - common iliac arteries/veins

Neon - caudal vena cava

White - renal veins

Yellow (left) or orange (right) - renal artery

Silver - circumflex iliac arteries/veins

Pink - celiac artery

(branches of celiac artery) green - hepatic artery

(branches of celiac artery) blue -gastric artery

(branches of celiac artery) purple - splenic artery

Red - cranial mesenteric artery

Identify

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Rat Dissection

Purple - hepatic portal vein

NOTE - portal veins travel from one system to another without passing through the heart - this passes the nutrients from the intestine to the liver to process the nutrients