Hello! Last week in Science we dissected a chicken leg!
Materials: A chicken drumstick with thigh, dissecting probe, scalpel, dissection scissors, paper towels, forceps, dissecting tray, gloves, disinfectant hand wash and spray.
Safety: 1. Wear gloves
2. Do not put anything in your mouth (fingers, pens, etc) during the dissection
3. Wash your hands thoroughly at the end of the dissection with antibacterial soap and hot water. Ensure your hands are dried after washing.
4. Spray surfaces with antibacterial soap.
3 things I found interesting
After my partner and I had made a cut along the side, we were kind of struggling to see inside even with forceps. Our teacher advised us to stick our thumb inside to help us be able to see.
When we had just started cutting into the muscle we had found our first piece of tendon! It was stringy and honestly quite tough.
Since tendons and ligaments are actually quite strong we had to cut through them to find the tibia and the fibula. My partner grabbed one side, and I grabbed the other and we both twisted the chicken to hear a satisfying crack.
Defenition
Femur - The femur is the biggest bone and it's like our thigh bone
Tibia - The tibia is similar to our shin bone.
Fibula - The fibula is
Muscle - moves our bones
Tendon - connects muscles to the bones
Adipose - is the body fat
Bone - Gives us structure and protects us
Ligament - connects bone to bone
Conclusion
The experiment was actually quite fun and I had actually been waiting to dissect for a long, long time. When I had to put my thumb inside I got a little grossed out but overall the experience was great. I might insert pictures of the experiment later. I would like to dissect something like and eye or a heart next time
