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Living Environment Lab Fetal Development

Materials:
Pregnant pig uterus Scalpel Tray
Gloves Forceps Magnifier

Procedure:
1. Put on a pair of gloves

2. Bring your tray to your teacher, so that you can obtain a specimen and a
scalpel

3. At you lab station, handle the uterus—you should be able to feel the fetus
inside

4. In order to examine the uterus—you will need to make and incision in the
Be careful to not cut too deeply,
uterus.
other wise you will destroy the sac that
the fetus is floating in.
5. Using light pressure, make an incision in the uterus. The incision should
be a little longer that the length of the fetus

6. Without removing the fetus, gently rinse out the insides of the uterus

7.Carefully lift the fetus out of the uterus

—do not break the sac
8. Examine the membranes surrounding the fetus, think about its function

9. Examine the umbilical cord, think about its function

10. Carefully slice open the membranes allowing the fluid to drain, think about
the function of this fluid

11. Remove the fetus from the sac, and examine it. Now slice open the chest
cavity and examine the heart and lungs

12. Return the scalpel to your teacher

13. Place the specimen in the garbage supplied by your teacher

14. Clean you tray and lab station

15. Throw our gloves into the garbage

 Questions

1. Where in the pig’s reproductive system did fertilization occur?

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2. Where does the embryo get implanted for development?
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3. Explain the difference between internal and external fertilization. Which
one does the pig carry out?
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4. Give the name and describe the function(s) of the fluid that directly
surrounds the developing embryo.
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5. How does the developing embryo get necessary materials and get rid of
waste products?
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