Sheep's Heart Dissection
Video Lessons to Guide Instruction
This dissection lesson was developed by Yvonne Tryce, Science Resource Teacher for the Los Altos Unified School District. In this lesson, students follow the path of blood through the heart.
Preparation
If hearts arrive frozen, they will need to be defrosted by leaving
them in the refrigerator for several days, or at room temperature overnight.
Tables should be covered with two layers of newspaper or butcher paper. Each
pair of students will need dissecting scissors and a thick handled blunt probe.
| 7. Pulmonary Valve and Vein | |
| 2.Vena Cava | 8. Arteries and Veins |
| 3. Right Atrium | 9. Left Atrium |
| 4. Right Ventricle | 10. Left Ventricle (Note: Movie Error - Left, not right, atrium) |
| 5. Tricuspid Valve | 11. Aorta and Aortic Valve |
| 6. Pulmonary Artery | 12. Path of blood through heart |