Anatomy class performs cat dissection

Anatomy teacher Mae-Lee Terrell teaches seniors Chandler Birrell, Ally Cox, Darby Smith and Chris Costello how to properly dissect their cat.

Connor Whittle

Anatomy teacher Mae-Lee Terrell teaches seniors Chandler Birrell, Ally Cox, Darby Smith and Chris Costello how to properly dissect their cat.

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer

Anatomy students performed cat dissections during the week of March 2.The students dissected the cat into muscle sections to study the muscular structure of the body.

After studying the muscles, they will cut deeper into the cat and explore the organ systems, including the heart, stomach, and other major internal organs.

Students slice into the throat of a cat.
Connor Whittle
Students slice into the throat of a cat.
Students dissect a cat.
Cameron Stephens
Students dissect a cat.
The upper chest of a cat is opened.
Kyle Ewers
The upper chest of a cat is opened.
A student bares the neck of a cat, the students opened up the neck soon afterward.
Kyle Ewers
A student bares the neck of a cat, the students opened up the neck soon afterward.
Students prepare to open the body cavity of a cat.
Kyle Ewers
Students prepare to open the body cavity of a cat.