FISH DISSECTION

GUIDELINE
Purpose:To name and understand the structure of
the fish and know the function of each organs
Background:Fish are aquatic vertebrate. Most of
their fishs skin are covered with the scales to protect aqua
dynamics. Their limbs are evolved to be fins in order to swim
and they breathe through gills. Fish are R-selection species
because they lay eggs in the water, have a little care to their
offspring, and have a short life expectancy.

Materials:
1. Fish (perch) 2. Gloves 3. Lab coat 4. Goggles
5. Dissection tray 6. Dissection kit (forceps, small scissors,
scalpel)
Procedure:
1.Place the fish on the dissection tray and cut it open from
the anus up to the neck
2.Turn the fish to its normally side and cut the body upward
until the end of first incision for both sides
3.Cut off the flap skin to investigate the internal organ

Organ Functions Heart :

Two-chambered heart
and single circuit
(blood flows from heart
to gills and to the
whole body)
Swim Bladder :
control the fish water
balance
Gill filaments :
Liver : Pyloric Caeca: Sites where oxygen
Production of Finger-like is absorbed and co2
bile and storage pouches is removed and the
of fats, Vitamin connected to the direction of blood
A and D, blood gut and its functionflow is opposite to
sugar for some is digestion and the water flow which
species absorption allow