| A | B |
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| specimen | a single thing that is taken as an example of a whole category |
| dissecting pins | used to hold open specimen (during dissections) |
| dissecting scissors | tool used to cut specimens |
| forceps | used to hold or pick up small objects (used during dissections) |
| dissecting pad | area where dissection takes place |
| probe | A long, slender instrument used to examine part of a specimen |
| scalpel | tool used to make small incision (cut) in a specimen |
| magnifying glass | lens that causes things to look larger |
| pipette | lab tool that works like an eyedropper |
| Anterior | Top or front end of an organism’s body, or at or towards the front. |
| Posterior | The behind or end of an organism, on or towards the rear. |
| Dorsal | The back of an organism or towards the back |
| Ventral | The bottom of an organism, or towards the bottom |
| Lateral | the sides of an organism |
| Bilateral Symmetry | An organism is bilaterally symmetric if when cut from anterior to posterior the resulting halves are equal. Humans exhibit bilateral symmetry. |
| Radial Symmetry | An organism is radially symmetric if when cut in half the resulting pieces are not equal. A starfish whose body plan is built upon a circle exhibits radial symmetry. |
| Exterior | Outside the body |
| Interior | Inside the body |
