The Assignment

After a long, tedious unit of Anatomy and Physiology in AP Biology, dissection was the perfect way to see up close and personal all of the body systems and parts that we'd been discussing in class. By using a fetal pig, with anatomy similar to that of a human, the class was able to learn about the process of dissection hands-on, while at the same time getting a greater idea of what actual organs and various cells look like.

Shown here, the fetal pig lying on the dissection table before any incision had been made.