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.](https://mhstrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/medshot.jpg)
Connor Whittle
Anatomy teacher Mae-Lee Terrell teaches seniors Chandler Birrell, Ally Cox, Darby Smith and Chris Costello how to properly dissect their cat.
Mar 10, 2015
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.](https://mhstrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image-475x468.jpeg)
Students slice into the throat of a cat.
![Students dissect a cat.](https://mhstrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2734-5-356x475.jpg)
Students dissect a cat.
![The upper chest of a cat is opened.](https://mhstrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_3826-475x356.jpg)
The upper chest of a cat is opened.
![A student bares the neck of a cat, the students opened up the neck soon afterward.](https://mhstrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_3825-475x356.jpg)
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.](https://mhstrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_3823-475x356.jpg)
Students prepare to open the body cavity of a cat.