Virtual Lab: General Instructions
1. Open the Virtual Lab entitled “Virtual Frog Dissection”.
(http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs/BL_16/BL_16.html) It’s on the course website!
2. The left side of the page contains basic instructions for completing the lab activity. There is a “Help”
icon on the bottom of the page for your use as well. You will need to first open and/or print the “Post-
Lab Quiz and Lab Report”, which can be found on the previous page.
3. In this exercise, you will be performing a virtual frog dissection. To begin, click on the “Introduction”
link on the opening page. Read through and listen to the information presented to learn about the
basics of dissection and animal phylogeny. When you are finished, click the “Menu” button at the
bottom of the page to return to the opening page of the laboratory activity.
4. As you move through each section of the dissection be sure you are completing the appropriate part of
the lab report. Remember…you may see these on your lab exam!
5. When you are through opening all of the segments in the “Internal Anatomy” section, you will have
successfully completed the virtual dissection.
6. Please finish this learning exercise by completing the post-lab quiz.
Lab Report
Figure 1a: External Anatomy:
Figure 1b: External Anatomy:
What is the role of the missing label?
