Vocabulary
What does interior mean?
Inside the body.
What is radial symmetry?
What instrument do we use to look more closely at an organism?
Magnifying glass
What does dorsal mean?
the back/upward facing side of an animal that is in a horizontal position
What body system is used by pigs to breathe?
What does exterior mean?
Outside the body.
What is bilateral symmetry?
What instrument do we use to cut open an organism? (Hint: it is held like a pencil)
A scalpel
What does anterior mean?
The front / belly side of an organism that is in an upright position
What body system is used by pigs to get rid of waste?
Excretory system
The bottom of an elongated structure, near the base.
What kind of symmetry does a pig have?
Bilateral
What instrument do we use to pull something back or grab it to take it out?
Forceps
What does lateral mean?
The sides of an organism
What body system moves the blood through the body of the pig?
The circulatory system
What does distal mean?
The farthest point away from the base.
What type of symmetry does a jellyfish have?
Radial
What instrument do we use to drop liquids onto a slide or organism?
A pipette
What does ventral mean?
The underside / belly of an organism that is in a horizontal position.
What body system allows the pig to move?
Muscular system
What does it mean to dissect something?
To cut open a specimen in order to examine the inside for the purpose of science and understanding.
What type of symmetry does a human have?
Bilateral
What instrument do we use to gently pull at tissues and help pull them back and away?
A probe
What does posterior mean?
The backside of an organism that is in an upright position
What allows the pig to stand and not be a puddle on the ground?
The skeletal system