Lab #3 Cat Dissection

Lab #3 Cat Dissection

Cats vs. Humans

• Differences– Gluteal Muscles

– Deltoids

– Trapezius

Today’s Lab

• Skin Cat

• Identify Superficial Cat Muscles

• Identify Muscles on Human Models

Removing the Skin from the Cat

Removing the Skin from the Cat

Ventral Muscles Lower Limb

• Gracilis• Sartorius

Dorsal Muscles Lower Limb

• Semitendinosus• Biceps Femoris

Dorsal Muscles Lower Limb

• Semimembranosus• Caudofemoralis

Dorsal Muscles Lower Limb

• Gluteus Maximus • Tensor fasciae latae

Ventral Muscles Thorax

• Pectoralis Major • Pectoralis Minor

Head and Neck Muscles

• Masseter • Sternohyoid

Head and Neck Muscles

• Sternomastoid

Abdominal Muscles

• Rectus Abdominus • External Oblique

Abdominal Muscles

• Transverse Abdominus • Internal Oblique

Upper Arm Muscles

• Triceps Brachii

Dorsal Thorax

• Spinodeltoid • Acromiodeltoid • Clavodeltoid

Dorsal Thorax & Abdomen

• Spinotrapezius • Acromiotrapezius • Clavotrapezius

Dorsal Thorax & Abdomen

• Latissimus Dorsi

For Practical

• For the practical you are responsible for:– All the muscles in the table from the lab handout on the

cat

– All of the muscles origins and insertions on the cat that are listed in your lab handout.

– All the muscles in the table on the human except the three trapezius muscles and the three deltoid muscles. On the human you must know the trapezius and the deltoid.