Cat Dissection

Thoracic cavity

Neck area

• Trachea
• Thyroid (brownish organs on either side of trachea)

Heart-Lung-Thymus area

• Heart, lungs, thymus - 1
  Heart, lungs, thymus - 2 Heart, lungs, thymus - 2 (closeup)
  Heart, lungs, thymus - 3 Heart, lungs, thymus - 3 (closeup)

Diaphragm area

• Diaphragm (above liver)

Abdominopelvic cavity

Digestive system

Liver area

• Liver (below diaphragm)
• Gall bladder - 1 Gall bladder - 2
• Bile duct and hepatic duct (liver lobes withdrawn above)
  [labeled picture]
• Bile duct
• Hepatic duct

Stomach area

• Stomach
• Inferior portion of the stomach
  connecting to the beginning of the small intestine (Liver is above.)

Small intestine area

• Greater omentum
• Small intestine
• Mesentery
• Pancreas - 1 Pancreas - 2
• Spleen

Colon area

• Colon or large intestine
  (shown with female reproductive organs)
• Ascending colon
• Transverse colon
• Descending colon

Urinary system

• Kidney-right Kidney-left
• Adrenal
• Urinary bladder - 1 (collapsed) Urinary bladder - 2 view A Urinary bladder - 2 view B (inferior view)
• Urethra

Reproductive organs

Male

• Testes, vasa deferentia - 1 (penis not visible) Testes, penis, vasa deferentia - 2 Testes, penis, vasa deferentia - 3
  (singular testis, vas deferens)
• Prostate

Female

• Ovaries, Fallopian tubes, uterus - 1 Ovaries, Fallopian tubes, uterus - 2

Links

• Cat anatomy from

  Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine

• Virtual cat dissection

  from The Pennsylvania State University