The exterior of the body is examined for abnormalities such as wounds or scars from injuries or surgeries. In the space below, draw both dorsal and ventral views of your fetal pig, indicating external features. Label the views.
The fetal pig was identified as a female named Maleficent, weighs 8 pounds with a length of 37cm making her a full term fetal pig of around 115 days old. She projected thin blonde like hairs especially around the head and the dorsal area. She has a white/yellowish complexion with noticeable spots of lividity around her head and back, but no rigor was present meaning it has already disappeared. Apart from the lividity a couple of bruising was identified on her lower right side. Nothing abnormal can be seen from the dorsal side during this point.
For the Ventral view a stab wound was identified in her mid abdominal area, the umbilical cord was still attached at this point. She consisted of 12 mammary papillary's, 16 toes, and 4 hooves. No other bruising was seen from both ventral and dorsal view.
STAGE TWO - Examination of Internal Organs.
1. The ventral body cavity is opened by a deep Y-shaped incision.
A. Digestive System.
The Digestive System for fetal pigs and humans are very similar, most importantly the hallow organs, for starters the fetal pigs Digestive System begins the in mouth exactly like humans. Obvious differences are our teeth, fetal pigs have incisors and canine teeth only. Their mouth consists of many functions, for one they have the epiglottis it is a flap of tissue, it closes over the trachea while eating to prevent food from entering the airway. Next the esophagus this tube carries the food into the stomach, our stomach weighed approximately 8 grams, nothing abnormal was identified for the stomach. After the stomach we examined the small intestine, after examination and untangling the small intestine it weighed approximately 33 grams and measured around 238.
This week our lab was on fetal pigs. ... The things I enjoyed most about the lab were cutting the pig, looking at the anatomy of the fetal pig, and I enjoyed comparing the pig to a human being. ... Secondly, it was pleasurable looking at the anatomy of the fetal pig. ... The anatomy of the fetal pig was very similar to ours. ... Lastly, I truly enjoyed the fetal pig lab. ...
External Features: (figure 1) Andy's and my pig (Sir Oinks A LOT) was just about like all the other pigs in the room. Our fetal big was a male. ... It is located on the dorsal/anterior of the fetal pig. ... The right lung has 4 lobes and the left has three lobes(pig). ... The pulmonary artery is located ventral to the pig. ...
In knowing how Fetal Alcohol syndrome can be prevented, what the symptoms are, and who and what makes up the risk factors Fetal Alcohol syndrome can be better understood. ... Knowing who is at risk can help our knowledge of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. ... Alcohol may cause harm by directly damaging and killing fetal cells, or by indirectly affecting biochemical steps involved in fetal development. ... Early and accurate diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is crucial. ... There is no cure for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. ...
A mother could cause her child to have Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Effects, Alcohol Related Birth Defects, and in some cases death. ... In the US 5,000 babies are born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome each year. ... Like Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Effects and Alcohol Related Birth Defects produce irreversible physical, mental, and emotional effects. The problems associated with Fetal Alcohol Effects and Alcohol Related Birth Defects can be just as severe as those of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. ... Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Effects, Alcohol Related Birth Defects, and ...
This outcome has come to be know as "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome." ... What is fetal alcohol syndrome? ... The most severe effects are described as fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Fetal cohol syndrome describes a "pattern of abnormalities observed in children born to alcoholic mothers." ... (Institute of Medicine, 1996) Each year in the US, 5,00 babies are born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome(FAS). ...
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a serious developmental disorder caused by prenatal alcohol exposure of the fetus, it is one of the leading causes of mental retardation in the United States, and one which is highly preventable. ... Then, in 1973, Jones and Smith described similar pattern abnormalities in children of alcoholic mothers and named the term Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. ... Adam was also born with fetal alcohol syndrome and like many other children he had trouble concentrating and keeping a routine job, and he also suffered from poor judgment. ... (Dorris153) This is why people that have...
Fetal behavior was also monitored during this time. ... James et al report that there are studies which relate maternal anxiety, emotional, and psychological state to fetal behavior, and that it is possible that knowing music was being played to their fetus may have led to different levels of anxiety between the groups. ... Their study, Fetal habituation to vibroacoustic stimulation in relation to fetal states and fetal heart rate parameters, proposes to prove that "fetal habituation to repeated stimulation has the potential to become a tool in the assessment of fetal condition and of the fun...
The fetal pigs that are used for dissection come from the meatpacking industry and are a "by-product". The breeding pigs, from which the fetal pigs are taken from, are confined to stalls barely larger then their bodies. ... The stalls are stacked and excrement from pigs higher up falls on those below. Often the stench of ammonia is too overpowering for farmers, who only spend minutes a day in pig buildings. ... A pig on a factory farm may only live for five to six months, but that time is filled with disease, pain, fear, and drugs. ...
Exposure to alcohol in the third trimester can result in decreased fetal growth ("Fetal Alcohol"). ... Through research, alcohol has been proven toxic to the fetus ("Fetal Alcohol"). ... Fetal alcohol syndrome is "mild to severe mental and physical damage to the fetus caused by the mother's use of alcohol during pregnancy" ("Fetal Alcohol"). Individuals showing characteristics of fetal alcohol syndrome are described as having fetal alcohol effects ("Fetal Alcohol"). ... "Nearly 25% of mothers who drank before pregnancy report that their prenatal care provider did not counsel them about po...
