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.