Module 7 Intro

Module 7—The Digestive and Respiratory Systems

Lesson 2 Lab: Virtual Pig Dissection

One of the best ways to learn about the structures of any organ system in the human body is to dissect an organism with a similar body plan. You will now go to the online “Virtual Pig Dissection” and explore the “Digestive System of the Virtual Pig.”

To find this virtual dissection, perform a web search using the keywords “virtual pig dissection Whitman.”

Once you have opened the dissection, read the instructions about necessary computer plug-ins. Proceed by clicking on “digestive system” in the “STUDY GUIDES” box. As you go through this part of the dissection, note that you will be viewing two general regions of the body where digestion takes place: the head and the abdominal cavity. You can first choose the head or skip to the abdominal cavity dissection.

Make sure that you follow all of the steps and click on all possible parts of the system indicated in the photos as “Things to Note.” Once you have finished going through the entire dissection of the digestive system, proceed to “QUIZZES” and click on “digestive system.” There are several quizzes there, and you will need to obtain the correct answers to the first quiz before proceeding to the next one. This is a good review of the digestive system structures, functions, and enzyme actions. You may want to take screen captures of the dissection or the quizzes and save them to your course folder for review.