Introduction Planarians are free living flatworms that are members of the class Turbellaria and phylum Platyhelminthes. Most are seen in fresh water environments, while others are found in large mosses, on land, and even in salt water. They are soft bodied, leaf-shaped, and ciliated animals that have two eyes, and a pointed tail. They have a mouth on the ventral side of their body often located half way to their tail. They typically grow between three and fifteen millimeters in length, and are a gray, brown, or black color. Planarians move by swimming, and some are relatively fast. Majority of planarians are carnivorous and feed on things like protozoans, small snails, and worms. All planarians are hermaphrodites, meaning that they contain …show more content…
A person doing this lab experiment will need a planarian, a metric ruler, a small jar with a lid, enough distilled water to fill the jar about half to three quarters of the way, a transfer pipette, a petri dish, a location in either light or dark to keep it depending on what results the person might be looking for, a way to keep up with and record the measurements found, and a dissection microscope if possible. According to the handout of instructions given, the overall main goal of this experiment was to see if the planarian would or would not regenerate the head or tail at the same rate regardless of where the initial cut was made, and whether or not it was in the light or dark (Planarian Project: Procedure). For this lab students were instructed to pair off into partners, receive a planarian from one of the TAs, place the planarian in a dish, measure it to the closest millimeter, and then carefully cut it into two pieces at one of the three possible locations; behind the head, about the middle, or near the tail. The partners were then to pick one piece to keep and one to dispose of to observe over the next several weeks. (Planarian Project: …show more content…
After that, the lab partners were to uses a transfer pipette to carefully move the planarian from the jar of distilled water to the clean, dry petri dish. The next instructions were to put the dish with the planarian under a dissection microscope with a clear metric ruler to get a starting measurement to work with. After that, with the planarian still in the dish, lab partners proceeded to carefully cut of the head of the planarian, keep the body and tail section and gave the head to the TA. Finally, it was placed in a small jar of approved distilled water, that was around twenty-six degrees Celsius, with a lid that was partially closed, and then set it in a lit environment (on a desk located at the back of the classroom with an overhead lamp). Five days after the initial cut was made and original measurements were found and recorded, lab partners were to return to the lab every few days to check the progress of the planarian. In total, the planarian was checked and measured five different times over a period of nineteen days with the findings being written
First, 100 mL of regular deionized water was measured using a 100 mL graduated cylinder. This water was then poured into the styrofoam cup that will be used to gather the hot water later. The water level was then marked using a pen on the inside of the cup. The water was then dumped out, and the cup was dried. Next, 100 mL of regular deionized water was measured using a 100 mL graduated cylinder, and the fish tank thermometer was placed in the water. Once the temperature was stabilizing in the graduated cylinder, the marked styrofoam cup was filled to the mark with hot water. Quickly, the temperature of the regular water was recorded immediately before it was poured into the styrofoam cup. The regular/hot water was mixed for a couple seconds, and the fish tank thermometer was then submerged into the water. After approximately 30 seconds, the temperature of the mixture leveled out, and was recorded. This was repeated three
The Daphnia magna species in this experiment were kept and preserved in jars of suitable water that acted as small ponds. Each Daphnia Magna was transported individually using a wide-mouthed pipette to a depression slide. The stability of the Daphnia Magna on the slide was attained by using a drop of pond water that acted as a boundary of movement for the Daphnia on the depression slide, small pieces of cotton wool were also used to act as an extra boundary to stop the Daphnia Magna from swimming in circles in the pond drop it was placed in; the stability factor was important in counting the heart beat rate more accurately. The depression slide was then placed under the stereomicroscope, over a cooling chamber that was used to slow down the
The use of model organisms in pre clinical trial is relied upon for the collection of safety and efficacy data prior to first in human clinical studies. The crustacean Daphnia magna is one model organism, whose heart rate is reported to react similarly to the human heart rate, when exposed to identical compounds (3).
Teacher gave to us breain sheep that before were stored in a prevervative into solution. We put on the glaves and cut the braine in the good direction and make that in two pices where we can see all the parts that located to the braine.
One organism well suited for regeneration is Dugesia dorotocephala, more commonly known as black planaria. Planarians are flatworms classified under the phylum Platyhelminthes and are bilaterally symmetrical. They are usually found in freshwater streams and ponds (Br, 1955). Planarians are unique in which they can reproduce both asexually and sexually. Planarians can reproduce asexually through transverse fission. Planarians are also hermaphrodites in which they can reproduce through cross fertilization. Planarians prefer to reproduce through fission where the organism splits in two and regenerates itself (Curtis & Schulze, 1933).
Moreover, I will let the patient become familiar with any instruments such as a speculum, and demonstrate the tools that will be used to obtain tissue samples that would be used during the examination. Explaining the procedure is also a significant step; this will allow the patient have a sense of control during the examination as we ask and answer questions about their current state, that would help disseminate any concern they may have. Meanwhile, they can learn about what may happen, related to any body sensations or feelings they can experience during the procedure, all while the provider continues to develop rapport and patient’s trust
For my project that I'm doing for biology , I'm doing a dissection. I'm going to be performing my project with Trevor Johnson , Tyler McCaskill, and Tom Shudt .The dissection that we decided to do was the dissection of a male and female shark.
Paleontologists had noticed the passageways inside the crest but had no way of knowing how intricate these tubes and chambers were until computers were used to scan the insides of the crest and differentiate between what was actual fossil and what was clay and sandstone. Computer Scientist Carl Diegert used a CT Scan (Computer Tomography, i.e.; CAT Scan) and scanned the skull at intervals of 3mm to produce 350 cross sections.
Chapter 6: Mary Roach explains the use of cadavers for weapon experiments. Although it was sometimes ineffective for evidence evaluation scientist replaced them with animals such as pigs to receive better data. Changes like these were made to have more efficient experiments and have easier removal.
An improvement on this experiment could have been the watering; instead of twice a week, it could’ve been everyday and a consistent amount of water—maybe a set of up of sprinklers instead of hand watering the plants. Another improvement could have been a weed type plant guaranteed to grow, in order to better measure and collect results.
In Labs 22 through 26, my lab partner and I were assigned a fetal pig to perform a dissection on in order to understand anatomy, the study of an organism’s structure1, and physiology, the study of the functions and activities of a living organism2. Throughout these labs, we studied the structure of the fetal pig and performed experiments to understand four system processes: digestion, cardiovascular, respiratory, and excretory. Dissecting an organism, physically moving and seeing the different portions of the organism, especially of a fetal pig, is very important. This helps in the understanding of the skeletal structure and what series of physical and chemical processes the mammalian species body performs in order to survive.
Two members of the group were instructed to visit the laboratory each day of the experiment to water and measure the plants (Handout 1). The measurements that were preformed were to be precise and accurate by the group by organizing a standardized way to measure the plants. The plants were measured from the level of the soil, which was flat throughout all the cups, to the tip of the apical meristems. The leaves were not considered. The watering of the plants took place nearly everyday, except for the times the lab was closed. Respective of cup label, the appropriate drop of solution was added to the plant, at the very tip of the apical meristems.
Every student in a lab section planted eight seeds, two in each cell in a quad, to make sure that we had at least one plant for each week for 4 weeks. After planting the seeds we put the plants on a water mat tray to make
We separated into groups of two each, making sure that we had the following materials for the lab: graduated cylinder, plastic sandwich bag, starch solution, twist tie, 500-mL beaker, iodine solution, and a pair of goggles and an apron (for the person handling the iodine solution).
The reproductive system was mainly located towards the anal area and inferior to the stomach. The penis was located in the middle. It was white in color and looked like a mealworm. The seminal vesicles were located on both sides of the penis. They were grayish pink in color and looked like walnuts.