The first step was to of course gather the materials listed in the post labeled 'Materials'. Once that was done the fetal pig was gotten from the teacher handing them out and put on a dissecting tray. The pig was than rinsed off and string was tied around its leg and under the tray to spread them apart to have a full view of the underbelly. To do this, the legs (in most cases) had to be broken. Once that was done the dissecting began. Putting on gloves, the scalpel was used to begin the incisions indicated in the figure below. Once the incisions were done, the flaps of skin had to be pinned into the wax of the tray to allow for a full view of the fetal pigs anatomy.
The next step was to begin the in depth analysis. Taking a deeper look at specific internal organs of the pig such as the heart, liver excetera. These could be removed from the body and using the scalpel, opened to take a look at their function. Observations of colour, function, fluids, and size were recorded and the organs removed were put into a large beaker for disposal. After observations and pictures had been taken of all necessary body parts the pig could be disposed of. Cleaning up all instruments, and disposing of the body of the fetal pig concludes the dissection process.
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