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Our names are Eliza and Shea. We have created a blog about the process of dissecting a fetal pig. We hope that these posts describing our adventures with Stanley are helpful!


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Shea, Eliza, and Stanley


Thursday, January 5, 2012

Step 4: Chest/Abdomen Muscles

Chest Muscles:

The large muscle that can be identified in the chest is the Pectoralis Major. This muscle originates from the sternum and inserts along the humerus of the foreleg.
Pectoralis Major
The next muscle that needs to be isolated is the Latissiumus Dorsi. This muscle originates from the lumbar and thoracic vertebrae in the spine. It inserts underneath the Pectoralis Major to the medial surface of the humerus.


Blunt Probe is pointing to insertion of muscle

Green Lines outline the muscle


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