Chicken Wing Dissection - Class Response

Today, the class observed as Mrs. Rousseau dissected a chicken wing to show us the makeup of tissues. We observed the tissues and what other tissues they attach to. The skin is an epithelial tissue, and it attaches to muscle tissue. Fat also attaches to muscle tissue. When we were observing the muscles in the wing, Mrs. Rousseau located the two that bend and straighten the elbow joint. The flexor bends the joint, then the extensor pulls in the bone in the other direction to straighten it. We observed this movement and made a connection to a human arm flexing. We were able to see muscles, tendons, joints, and ligaments working together. When it came down to the bone, we observed the cartilage, which is connected to the bone. This was cut open, and we observed the bone marrow, which was a red color. We discovered and observed many parts, though we did not see any nerves. This observation of this dissection was helpful in making connections to a human body and better understand makeups of the human body.