Dissection of a Rana catesbiana (Bull Frog) Assignment Outline

This lab will be done in four parts. Each lab session will include a partial dissection of our frogs and a section of our lab report. At the end of this process each student will have produced a comprehensive lab report, including appendices showing labeled diagrams, as well as a lab notebook completed during the lab. The total project will be worth 200 points (Lab Reports and Projects).

Week One: Examining the skeletal and muscular systems of the frog. First
draft of the purpose (10 points). First draft of the hypothesis (5 points).
Week Two: Examining the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. First draft
of the background (10 points).
Week Three: Examining the digestive system.
Week Four: Examining the nervous system. First draft of procedure (25
points).
Week Five: Test on anatomy section. Final draft of lab report (100 points)
and appendices, with Lab Notebook, (50 points).