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Body Organization I

(cavities and regions)

Exercise 2

Pages (9), 10, 11, (12), 15, & 16

This lab is to allow you to become familiar with the regional terms and body cavities

For the first practical you will be responsible for

1.        Lab safety

2.  The application and location of body (or surface landmarks)

axial

thoracic

acromial

gluteal

appendicular

pectoral

scapular

coxal

cephalic

sternal

axillary

femoral

frontal

  mammary

brachial

patellar

orbital

abdominal

olecranal or cubital

popliteal

nasal

umbilical

antecubital

crural

buccal

inguinal

antebrachial

peroneal

oral

pubic

carpal

sural

mental

genitals

palmer

tarsal

occipital

vertebral

pollex

calcaneal

cervical

dorsum or dorsal

digital

plantar

otic

lumbar

costal

pedal

celiac

sacral

hallux

perineal

digital

 

2.       Know the following cavities and membranes

ventral cavity

serosa membrane

dorsal cavity

visceral membrane

cranial cavity

parietal membrane

vertebral cavity

pericardial membrane

abdominal cavity

plural membrane

thoracic cavity

peritoneal membrane

pleural cavity

 

pericardial cavity

 

 

Focus on the full size models in the classroom.  Although the diagrams in your lab book are valuable, it is the models that will be on the practical.  Utilize your lab time wisely.

Study suggestion:  Use post it notes to label the models and test yourself.