Name ______

A. Body Cavity ID – uses the torso models to identify what major organs are in each cavity.

Organ / Major Cavity
V – ventral
D - Dorsal / Placement compared to heart
Superior, inferior
Anterior, posterior
Medial, lateral
Proximal, distal
Superficial, deep / Subdivision
T – thoracic
AP – Abdominopelvic, circle which section
C – cranial / Body System
1. adrenal gland
2. brain
  1. descending aorta
Thoracic aorta
Abdominal aorta
  1. esophagus

  1. gallbladder

  1. heart

  1. inferior vena cava

  1. kidney

  1. large intestine

  1. liver

  1. lung

  1. pancreas

  1. small intestine

  1. spleen

  1. stomach

  1. trachea

  1. urinary bladder

  1. diaphragm

  1. thyroid gland

  1. larynx (thyroid cartilage)

What major organs are in the following quadrants:

Right upper quadrant (RUQ)Left upper quadrant (LUQ)

Right lower quadrant (RLQ)Left lower quadrant (LLQ)

What four cavities are there in the cranial region of the body? They are open to the body exterior.

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Look at the torso models. Decide where you would draw each of the following planes: Frontal (corona), sagittal, and transverse (horizontal). Based on the organs you see before you, which plane would give you a mirror image, an anterior or ventral section, or a superior or inferior part? Explain your answer.

  1. Dream Anatomy – Visit the web site Dream Anatomy, an online exhibit from the U.S. National Library of Medicine. The printing press invention inspired the new science of anatomy and brought amazing images of the internal body to the public. This exhibit explores anatomical images going back to the 1500s. Choose one of the following three areas to browse through, then look at the Gallery. Reflect on what you see and what you think of it and the information you read about.
  2. Anatomical Dreamtime– Early anatomists collaborated with artists to create accurate but beautiful illustrations using themes from religion, landscape and mythology.
  3. Getting Real – Between 1680 & 1800 imaginary elements were discarded in anatomical drawings. Value was on “real” illustrations, either the pure body or a body with the trappings of the science.
  4. Visionary & Visible – By 1800 fantastic images of the body were not looked upon as science but they still were created. These imaginary illustrations of anatomy still show up outside of the science lab.
  1. Viewing objects in section – Most imaging of the body is done by taking an image of a thin section of the body. Sometimes these sections can be put together to give you a 3 dimensional view of the body but often they are used just as a single image. Objects can look odd when viewed in section. In order to recognize organs in section, one must anticipate how the organs will look when cut.

Observe the entire (uncut) kidney and the transversely and longitudinally cut kidneys. Pay close attention to the different structural details you can see in the samples. How are the structural details different in each cut?

To view objects in different sections, cut a fruit or vegetable in at least three sections. Cut a cross section, a longitudinal section and a oblique section. The longitudinal section can be in median (midsagittal) or parasagittal plane. Make a careful, color sketch of each section, identifying the type of section.

Anatomy SIMON SAYS!

See if your lab partner can correctly do and answer the following instructions and questions. Then, pass this paper and you try!

  1. Stand in the anatomical position.
  2. Abduct your right arm.
  3. While leaving your right arm abducted, move the left hand to a point medial to your right ear.
  4. Now, with your left foot, point to something which is inferior to your abdominal cavity.
  5. Return to the anatomical position.
  6. Now, with your left hand, point to and name a body cavity which is superior to the thoracic cavity.
  7. Adduct your left arm.
  8. Wiggle a body part which is distal from your shoulder.
  9. With your right hand, point to the joint which is proximal to your wrist.
  10. With your right foot, take a step which is anterior to your body. What is another word for anterior?
  11. Now take a dorsal step with your right foot. What is another word for dorsal?
  12. Return to anatomical position.
  13. The top part of your body could be cut away from the bottom part on a plane that goes through your mid-section. What is this plane called? Use both hands to indicate the area that is being described.
  14. Your body is separated right down the mid-line into equal right and left halves. What kind of plane is this?Use both hands to indicate the area that is being described.
  15. Males have one more body cavity than females. What is this cavity called and what organs are in this cavity?