1.11: Collaborative Study Activities

Collaborative Study Activities

This section contains collaborative laboratory activities intended for laboratory class on these topics. These activities are designed for students to use their laboratory class time to grasp the terms and anatomy and to work in groups to "test" each other, thereby beginning to study their anatomy while still in the classroom.

All of these activities are designed for student groups of two, but groups of 3-4 may also be used especially if a supplemental instructor is unavailable to assist the instructor to test groups on each section.

Part 1: Anatomical Position

1. Fully describe anatomical position in your own words:

2. Put your body in anatomical position. Partners correct ANY differences between your partner’s anatomical position and the correct anatomical position.

3. A person is sitting in a chair with their legs crossed at the ankle. This person has their hands on a desk in front of them. They are sitting relaxed in the chair with their head turned to one side looking out the window or at a poster or sign on the wall. What does this person need to do to assume anatomical position? Be specific.

Important: All directional terms are in reference to anatomical position. This means, regardless of a person’s actual position, directional terms are based on if that person was in anatomical position.

Part 2: Directional Terms

1. Discuss and describe the following body orientation/directional terms in a way that will help you know what they mean:

superior: ___________________________________________________________

inferior: ____________________________________________________________

cranial: ____________________________________________________________

caudal: ____________________________________________________________

anterior: ___________________________________________________________

posterior: __________________________________________________________

ventral: ____________________________________________________________

dorsal: ____________________________________________________________

medial: ____________________________________________________________

lateral: ____________________________________________________________

proximal: __________________________________________________________

distal: _____________________________________________________________

superficial: _________________________________________________________

deep: _____________________________________________________________

2. Work with a partner. The first person stands roughly in anatomical position and they choose two body parts on the list below and they will either point to them on themselves or say them. The second person will use the directional terms above in a sentence with the two body parts given to them to describe the relationship between the two body parts. The people will switch roles and the second person will give the person two body parts from the list below. Continue until both people have used each of the directional terms above at least once. Check off the boxes below when you have successfully used a directional term. Keep practicing with these terms until you are BOTH comfortable using all of them.

skin shoulder neck ear eye belly button thumb index finger elbow wrist hip ribs (bones) vertebrae (bones)

nose mouth forehead chin knee foot big toe little toe leg (knee to ankle) thigh (hip to knee) ankle heel tailbone

butt back shoulder blade collar bone esophagus abdomen right lung eyebrows head sole of foot cheek temple crown of the head

Check off the boxes when you have successfully used the term to describe the relationship between two anatomical structures.

⎕ superior ⎕ inferior ⎕ cranial ⎕ caudal ⎕ anterior

⎕ posterior ⎕ ventral ⎕ dorsal ⎕ medial ⎕ lateral

⎕ proximal ⎕ distal ⎕ superficial ⎕ deep

When you and your partner are comfortable using the terms above, request the assistance of your Instructor. They will test you on your use of these terms and initial ONLY when you are successful using these terms. Instructor: _______

Part 3: Planes/Sections

1. Describe the following body plane terms in a way that will help you know what they mean:

frontal (coronal) section/plane: _________________________________________

transverse (cross) section/plane: ________________________________________

sagittal: ___________________________________________________________

midsagittal (median) section/plane: _____________________________________

parasagittal section/plane: _____________________________________________

oblique section/plane: ________________________________________________

2. Discuss the images below and determine the section/plane of each image shown. Write the name(s) of each type of section on the lines below each image:

___________________

__________________

___________________________

Part 4: Anatomical Adjectives of Body Locations

1. Point to each body location corresponding with each anatomical adjective listed below on yourself and say the word out loud. Work out the pronunciations with your partner, the internet, and your instructor. Check off each word when you have done this for each.

⎕ abdominal ⎕ acromial ⎕ antebrachial ⎕ antecubital ⎕ axillary ⎕ brachial ⎕ buccal ⎕ calcaneal ⎕ carpal ⎕ cephalic ⎕ cervical ⎕ clavicular ⎕ coxal ⎕ cranial ⎕ crural ⎕ cubital ⎕ dorsal ⎕ digital ⎕ facial

⎕ femoral ⎕ frontal ⎕ genital ⎕ glossal ⎕ gluteal ⎕ hallux ⎕ inguinal ⎕ lumbar ⎕ mammary ⎕ manual ⎕ mental ⎕ nasal ⎕ ocular ⎕ olecranal ⎕ oral ⎕ orbital ⎕ otic ⎕ palmar

⎕ palmar ⎕ patellar ⎕ pectoral ⎕ pedal ⎕ pelvic ⎕ perineal ⎕ pollex ⎕ popliteal ⎕ pubic ⎕ sacral ⎕ scapular ⎕ sternal ⎕ sural ⎕ tarsal ⎕ thoracic ⎕ trunk ⎕ umbilical ⎕ vertebral

2. Work with a partner. Point to each anterior body landmark on yourself and wait for your partner to say the correct anterior body landmark term. Check off each word below when your partner has successfully used each term. Your partner will do the same for you. If you are uncomfortable pointing to certain areas of your body, you may say its common name instead.

⎕ abdominal ⎕ acromial ⎕ antebrachial ⎕ antecubital ⎕ axillary ⎕ brachial ⎕ buccal ⎕ calcaneal ⎕ carpal ⎕ cephalic ⎕ cervical ⎕ clavicular ⎕ coxal ⎕ cranial ⎕ crural ⎕ cubital ⎕ dorsal ⎕ digital ⎕ facial

⎕ femoral ⎕ frontal ⎕ genital ⎕ glossal ⎕ gluteal ⎕ hallux ⎕ inguinal ⎕ lumbar ⎕ mammary ⎕ manual ⎕ mental ⎕ nasal ⎕ ocular ⎕ olecranal ⎕ oral ⎕ orbital ⎕ otic ⎕ palmar

⎕ palmar ⎕ patellar ⎕ pectoral ⎕ pedal ⎕ pelvic ⎕ perineal ⎕ pollex ⎕ popliteal ⎕ pubic ⎕ sacral ⎕ scapular ⎕ sternal ⎕ sural ⎕ tarsal ⎕ thoracic ⎕ trunk ⎕ umbilical ⎕ vertebral

When you and your partner are comfortable using the terms above, request the assistance of your Instructor. They will test you on your use of these terms and initial ONLY when you are successful using these terms. Instructor: _______

Part 5: Body Cavities

1. The tree below, once filled in, will show how body cavities are divided and subdivided. Use the figure and text above to help you complete the tree. Fill in the tree with the following:

mediastinum pelvic cavity vertebral cavity thoracic cavity

cranial cavity right pleural cavity left pleural cavity

abdominopelvic cavity pericardial cavity abdominal cavity

When you and your partner have completed the tree above, request the assistance of your Instructor. They will review your tree to make sure it is correct. Instructor: _______

2. Bring a torso model over to you and your partner. Identify the following body cavities on the torso model and check them off the list once you have identified them.

⎕ ventral body cavity ⎕dorsal body cavity ⎕ thoracic cavity ⎕ abdominopelvic cavity ⎕ vertebral cavity

⎕ mediastinum ⎕ pericardial cavity ⎕ left pleural cavity ⎕ right pleural cavity

⎕ thoracic cavity ⎕ pelvic cavity ⎕ abdominal cavity ⎕ cranial cavity

3. Test your partner by asking them to name each body cavity you point to. Check off each when your partner successfully names each. Your partner will also test you.

⎕ ventral body cavity ⎕dorsal body cavity ⎕ thoracic cavity ⎕ abdominopelvic cavity ⎕ vertebral cavity

⎕ mediastinum ⎕ pericardial cavity ⎕ left pleural cavity ⎕ right pleural cavity

⎕ thoracic cavity ⎕ pelvic cavity ⎕ abdominal cavity ⎕ cranial cavity

When you and your partner are comfortable using the terms above, request the assistance of your Instructor. They will test you on your use of these terms and initial ONLY when you are successful using these terms. Instructor: _______

Part 6: Nine Abdominopelvic Regions and Four Abdominopelvic Quadrants

1. Using a torso model identify each of the nine abdominal regions and check off the boxes below when you have identified them.

⎕ right hypochondriac region ⎕ left hypochondriac region ⎕ epigastric region

⎕ right lumbar region ⎕ left lumbar region ⎕ umbilical region

⎕ right iliac region ⎕ left iliac region ⎕ hypogastric region

2. Test your partner by pointing to each abdominal region on the torso model and have your partner name each region. When your partner correctly names each region, check off the box below. Your partner will also test you.

⎕ right hypochondriac region ⎕ left hypochondriac region ⎕ epigastric region

⎕ right lumbar region ⎕ left lumbar region ⎕ umbilical region

⎕ right iliac region ⎕ left iliac region ⎕ hypogastric region

3. Using a torso model identify each of the four abdominal quadrants and check off the boxes below when you have identified them.

⎕ right upper quadrant ⎕ right lower quadrant

⎕ left upper quadrant

⎕ left lower quadrant

4. Test your partner by pointing to each abdominal quadrant on the torso model and have your partner name each quadrant. When your partner correctly names each quadrant, check off the box below. Your partner will also test you.

⎕ right upper quadrant ⎕ right lower quadrant

⎕ left upper quadrant

⎕ left lower quadrant

When you and your partner are comfortable using the terms above, request the assistance of your Instructor. They will test you on your use of these terms and initial ONLY when you are successful using these terms. Instructor: _______

Part 7: Serosa (Serous Membranes)

For each of the serous membranes listed below, fill out the table to indicate the body cavity where each is found and if the membrane is in contact with the organ or the cavity wall.

Serous membranes (serosa)	Name the Body Cavity	This Serous Membrane Lines… (organ or body cavity)
visceral pericardium
parietal pericardium
visceral pleura
parietal pleura
visceral peritoneum
parietal peritoneum

Attribution

Part 3: Planes/Sections

• "Anatomy and Physiology Lab Reference" by Laird C Sheldahl, OpenOregonEducational Resources, Mt. Hood Community College is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0