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9.7: Laboratory Activities and Assignment

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    Laboratory Activities and Assignment

    Part 1: Review of the Appendicular Skeleton

    Pectoral/Shoulder Girdle

    1. Label the following in the image of the anatomical model below:

    • clavicle
    • anterior aspect
    • posterior aspect
    • label the view (superior or inferior)
    • acromial end
    • sternal end
    • conoid tubercle
    • subclavian groove
    • impression for costoclavicular ligament
    • right or left clavicle

    clavicle

    2. Label the following in the image of the anatomical model below:

    • scapula
    • anterior view
    • posterior view
    • spine
    • glenoid cavity
    • infraspinous fossa
    • subscapular fossa
    • coracoid process
    • lateral border
    • medial border
    • acromion
    • inferior angle
    • superior angle
    • right or left scapula

    scapula

    Upper Limb

    1. Label the following in the image of the anatomical model below:

    • humerus
    • head
    • anatomical neck
    • surgical neck
    • greater tubercle
    • lateral epicondyle
    • medial epicondyle
    • anterior aspect
    • posterior aspect
    • right or left humerus
    • trochlea
    • lesser tubercle
    • capitulum
    • olecranon fossa
    • coronoid fossa
    • radial fossa

    humerus

    2. Label the following in the image of the anatomical model below:

    • radius
    • ulna
    • right or left
    • anterior view or posterior view
    • radial tuberosity
    • radial styloid process
    • ulnar styloid process
    • radial head
    • olecranon
    • trochlear notch
    • coronoid process
    • distal radioulnar joint
    • proximal radioulnar joint

    articulating radius and ulna

    3. Label the following in the image of the anatomical model below:

    • carpals
    • scaphoid
    • lunate
    • triquetral
    • pisiform
    • trapezium
    • trapezoid
    • capitate
    • hamate
    • metacarpals (with numbers)
    • phalanges (proximal, middle, distal, with numbers)
    • pollex

    Bones of the wrist and hand

    Pelvic Girdle

    1. Label the following in the image of the anatomical model below:

    • ilium
    • ischium
    • pubis
    • obturator foramen
    • acetabulum
    • iliac crest
    • pubic tubercle
    • inferior pubic ramus
    • superior pubic ramus
    • anterior inferior iliac spine
    • anterior superior iliac spine
    • posterior superior iliac spine
    • posterior inferior iliac spine
    • greater sciatic notch
    • lesser sciatic notch
    • ischial ramus
    • ischial spine
    • sacrum
    • iliac fossa
    • pubic arch
    • pubic symphysis
    • ischial tuberosity

    pelvis

    Lower Limb

    1. Label the following in the image of the anatomical model below:

    • femur
    • anterior and posterior
    • head
    • neck
    • greater trochanter
    • lesser trochanter
    • intertrochanteric line
    • gluteal tuberosity
    • right or left femur
    • medial condyle
    • lateral condyle
    • intercondylar fossa
    • patellar surface
    • patella
    • tibia
    • fibula
    • medial malleolus
    • lateral malleolus
    • tibial tuberosity
    • articular surface for lateral condyle
    • articular surface for medial condyle
    • distal tibiofibular joint
    • proximal tibiofibular joint
    • head of the fibula

    femur, tibia, fibula, and bones of the ankle and foot

    2. Label the following in the image of the anatomical model below:

    • tarsals
    • talus
    • calcaneus
    • cuboid
    • navicular
    • medial cuneiform
    • intermediate cuneiform
    • lateral cuneiform
    • metatarsal (with numbers)
    • phalanges (proximal, middle and distal, with numbers)
    • hallux

    bones of the ankle and foot

    Part 2: Laboratory Activities - Pectoral/Shoulder Girdle & Upper Limb

    Pectoral/Shoulder Girdle

    1. Using one of the full skeletons in the room, fill out the blanks for 1-4 below with steps to determine whether an individual scapula comes from the anatomical left or anatomical right. You must use any features that are already filled in. The clavicle was done as an example.
    2. You can describe any features on that bone and which direction it has to face to allow you to determine whether that particular bone came from anatomical left or anatomical right.
    3. Sample instructions for the clavicle are provided as an example for all subsequent exercises. Use proper anatomical terminology. Use terms which will make sense to anyone schooled in anatomy if they read it. Use as many steps as you need, not necessarily four.

    Clavicle – Anatomical left from anatomical right

    1. Put the smooth side of the acromial end facing superiorly.
    2. Put the curve in the middle of the bone facing anteriorly.
    3. If the acromial end is on the right, the clavicle is from the anatomical right.
    4. If the acromial end is on the left, the clavicle is from the anatomical left

    Scapula – Fill in four steps to determine anatomical left from anatomical right

    1. Glenoid cavity -

    2.

    3.

    4.

    Upper Limb

    1. Using one of the full skeletons in the room, fill out the table lists below with three or four steps to determine whether an individual bone comes from the anatomical left or anatomical right. You must use any features that are already filled in.
    2. You can describe any features on that bone and which direction it has to face to allow you to determine whether that particular bone came from anatomical left or anatomical right.
    3. Sample instructions for the clavicle are provided above as an example for all subsequent exercises. Use proper anatomical terminology. Use terms which will make sense to anyone schooled in anatomy if they read it. Use as many steps as you need, not necessarily four.
    Humerus – Anatomical left from anatomical right

    1. Olecranon fossa -

    2.

    3.

    4.

    Ulna – Anatomical left from anatomical right

    1. Radial notch -

    2.

    3.

    4.

    Radius – Anatomical left from anatomical right

    1. Styloid process -

    2.

    3.

    4.

    Part 3: Laboratory Activities - Pelvic Girdle & Lower Limb

    Pelvic Girdle

    1. Using one of the full skeletons in the room, fill out the list below with three or four steps to determine whether an individual bone comes from the anatomical left or anatomical right. You must use any features that are already filled in.
    2. You can describe any features on that bone and which direction it has to face to allow you to determine whether that particular bone came from anatomical left or anatomical right.
    3. Sample instructions for the clavicle are provided above as an example for all subsequent exercises. Use proper anatomical terminology. Use terms which will make sense to anyone schooled in anatomy if they read it. Use as many steps as you need, not necessarily four.

    1. Pubis -

    2.

    3.

    4.

    The Pelvis

    Obtain an intact pelvis from the cabinet. Determine if the pelvis came from a male or female. Give three lines of evidence to support your conclusion.

    Male or female?

    • Evidence 1:
    • Evidence 2:
    • Evidence 3:

    Lower Limb

    1. Using one of the full skeletons in the room, fill out the list below with three or four steps to determine whether an individual bone comes from the anatomical left or anatomical right. You must use any features that are already filled in.

    2. You can describe any features on that bone and which direction it has to face to allow you to determine whether that particular bone came from anatomical left or anatomical right.

    3. Sample instructions for the clavicle above are provided as an example for all subsequent exercises. Use proper anatomical terminology. Use terms which will make sense to anyone schooled in anatomy if they read it. Use as many steps as you need, not necessarily four.

    Femur – Anatomical left from anatomical right

    1. Head -

    2.

    3.

    4.

    Tibia – Anatomical left from anatomical right

    1. Tibial tuberosity -

    2.

    3.

    4.

    Fibula – Anatomical left from anatomical right

    1. Lateral malleolus -

    2.

    3.

    4.

    Calcaneus bone

    1.

    2.

    3.

    Talus bone

    1.

    2.

    3.

    Attributions

    Part 1: Review of the Appendicular Skeleton

    Part 2: Laboratory Activities - Pectoral/Shoulder Girdle & Upper Limb

    Part 3: Laboratory Activities - Pelvic Girdle & Lower Limb


    This page titled 9.7: Laboratory Activities and Assignment is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Rosanna Hartline.

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