Fetal Pig Dissection Guide

Including Sheep Heart, Brain and Eye - 3rd edition

James S. Miller, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology, Goshen College (1980 – 2011)

This laboratory manual was developed over a period of four years, with the help of numerous Goshen College students. See the list of credits for their names.
You may see examples of book content: table of contents, a list of illustrations, a two page sample of the contents, and examples of medical notes.
You may also see a page of pig and dissection humor, a description of why fetal pigs are good dissection specimens, or a large collection of hints and tips and interesting facts about the fetal pig.

All important structures are clearly visible on one or more of the 63 illustrations
Illustrations are on the same page or facing page from their textual descriptions
Illustrations are designed to be as life-like as possible, while clearly identifying important structures
Items on illustrations are identified by number rather than name, encouraging students to read the accompanying text

Each important structure is identified by bold type and underlining at the beginning of a paragraph describing the structure
Dissection instructions are written to be as clear and accurate as possible
Printed with a large, clear typeface to make it easy to read in the lab setting

Material is organized to facilitate omitting selected sections if time is limited
More difficult material within sections is marked to facilitate special treatment
Supplementary material is organized within appendices

Table of Contents, List of Figures, and Index facilitate locating specific material
In important cases, cross-references to other illustrations are given within the text

33 of these special, boxed sections make connections between the structures students are studying and relevant human diseases of those structures

113 pages, 63 illustrations, 33 medical notes. Coil bound.

Last updated Sept., 2004