LAB MANUALS
** Laboratory exercises, laboratory materials
** Activity questions and answers
, E X E R C I S E
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The Language of Anatomy
If time is a limited, most of this exercise can be done as an out-of-class assignment.
Time Allotment: ½ hour (in lab).
Laboratory Materials
Ordering information is based on a lab size of 24 students, working in groups of 4. A list of supply house
addresses appears in Appendix A.
1–2 human torso models 3–4 preserved kidneys (sheep) Gelatin-spaghetti molds
2 human skeletons, one male Scalpels Sticky notes
and one female
Advance Preparation
1. Set out human torso models and have articulated skeletons available.
2. Obtain three preserved kidneys (sheep kidneys work well). Cut one in transverse section, one in longitudinal section (usually
a sagittal section), and leave one uncut. Label the kidneys and put them in a demonstration area. You may wish to add a fourth
kidney to demonstrate a frontal section.
3. The day before the lab, prepare gelatin or Jell-O® using slightly less water than is called for and cook the spaghetti until it is
al dente. Pour the gelatin into several small molds and drop several spaghetti strands into each mold. Refrigerate until lab
time.
4. Set out gelatin-spaghetti molds and scalpel.
Comments and Pitfalls
1. Students will probably have the most trouble understanding proximal and distal, often confusing these terms with superior
and inferior. They also find the terms anterior/ventral and posterior/dorsal confusing because these terms refer to the same
directions in humans, but different directions in four-legged animals. Other than that there should be few problems.
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,Answers to Activity Questions
Activity 2: Practicing Using Correct Anatomical Terminology (p. 4)
1. The popliteal region is posterior.
2. The acromial region is lateral to the otic region.
3. The femoral region is proximal to the tarsal region.
4. The bones are deep to the skin.
Activity 3: Observing Sectioned Specimens (p. 6)
Traverse section Median section
Activity 4: Identifying Organs in the Abdominopelvic Cavity (p. 9)
Name two organs found in the left upper quadrant: stomach, spleen, large intestine
Name two organs found in the right lower quadrant: small intestine, large intestine, appendix
What organ is divided into identical halves by the median plane? urinary bladder
2 Exercise 1
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NAME _____________________________ R E V I E W S H E E T
LAB TIME/DATE ____________________ EXERCISE
The Language of Anatomy
Regional Terms
1. Describe the standard human anatomical position. Standing erect, feet together, head and toes pointed forward, arms
hanging at sides with palms forward.
2. Use the regional terms to correctly label the body regions indicated on the figures below.
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** Laboratory exercises, laboratory materials
** Activity questions and answers
, E X E R C I S E
1
The Language of Anatomy
If time is a limited, most of this exercise can be done as an out-of-class assignment.
Time Allotment: ½ hour (in lab).
Laboratory Materials
Ordering information is based on a lab size of 24 students, working in groups of 4. A list of supply house
addresses appears in Appendix A.
1–2 human torso models 3–4 preserved kidneys (sheep) Gelatin-spaghetti molds
2 human skeletons, one male Scalpels Sticky notes
and one female
Advance Preparation
1. Set out human torso models and have articulated skeletons available.
2. Obtain three preserved kidneys (sheep kidneys work well). Cut one in transverse section, one in longitudinal section (usually
a sagittal section), and leave one uncut. Label the kidneys and put them in a demonstration area. You may wish to add a fourth
kidney to demonstrate a frontal section.
3. The day before the lab, prepare gelatin or Jell-O® using slightly less water than is called for and cook the spaghetti until it is
al dente. Pour the gelatin into several small molds and drop several spaghetti strands into each mold. Refrigerate until lab
time.
4. Set out gelatin-spaghetti molds and scalpel.
Comments and Pitfalls
1. Students will probably have the most trouble understanding proximal and distal, often confusing these terms with superior
and inferior. They also find the terms anterior/ventral and posterior/dorsal confusing because these terms refer to the same
directions in humans, but different directions in four-legged animals. Other than that there should be few problems.
1
,Answers to Activity Questions
Activity 2: Practicing Using Correct Anatomical Terminology (p. 4)
1. The popliteal region is posterior.
2. The acromial region is lateral to the otic region.
3. The femoral region is proximal to the tarsal region.
4. The bones are deep to the skin.
Activity 3: Observing Sectioned Specimens (p. 6)
Traverse section Median section
Activity 4: Identifying Organs in the Abdominopelvic Cavity (p. 9)
Name two organs found in the left upper quadrant: stomach, spleen, large intestine
Name two organs found in the right lower quadrant: small intestine, large intestine, appendix
What organ is divided into identical halves by the median plane? urinary bladder
2 Exercise 1
, 1
NAME _____________________________ R E V I E W S H E E T
LAB TIME/DATE ____________________ EXERCISE
The Language of Anatomy
Regional Terms
1. Describe the standard human anatomical position. Standing erect, feet together, head and toes pointed forward, arms
hanging at sides with palms forward.
2. Use the regional terms to correctly label the body regions indicated on the figures below.
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