Chicken Dissection Analysis

pectoralis major

pectoralis minor

trapezius

latissimus dorsi

deltoid

biceps brachii

triceps humerals

flexor carpi ulnaris

brachioradialis

satorius

tensor fasciae latae

biceps femoris

semimembranosus

semitendinosus

quadriceps femoris

gastrocnemius

peroneus longus

tibialis anterior

In this lab, we dissected a raw chicken and tried to look for all of its muscles and identified them. The muscles, tendons and bones allow the chicken to move in different way. When we cut the skin of the chicken, we found the pectorals major and then the minor. These are ht muscles on the breast that help the chicken stand upright. The trapezius and lattisimus doors were both on the back of the chicken. These allow the shoulders to move around. When we removed a chicken wing, we found the brachioradialis and the flexor carpi ulnas. These allow the arms to move and retract. Then, we looked at the chicken thigh. We found the satorius, the biceps femoris, and the semimembranosus. These allow the legs to move and allow the chicken to walk. Then we removed the skin from the drumstick of the drumstick. We found the gastrocnemius, peroneous longus and tibialis anterior. They allow the leg to bend and flex and maintain the balance the chicken needs. On the thigh, we also found the quadriceps femoris, and medialis which allows the leg to also flex and bend. In the end, the lab was actually very fun and interesting to learn.