14.6: Collaborative Study Activities

Collaborative Study Activities

These activities are designed for student groups of 2-4. Larger groups will work better when there is no supplemental instructor present in the laboratory to assist in testing student groups on each section.

Brain Anatomy

1. Identify the following structures on classroom anatomical models and/or unlabeled images/diagrams made available by your instructor. Work with your group to identify each structure and check them off the list once you have identified them.

⎕ arbor vitae ⎕ auditory cortex ⎕ brainstem ⎕ Broca's area ⎕ central sulcus ⎕ cerebellum ⎕ cerebral aqueduct ⎕ cerebrum ⎕ choroid plexus ⎕ corpus callosum ⎕ diencephalon ⎕ fornix ⎕ fourth ventricle ⎕ frontal lobe

⎕ gray matter ⎕ gyrus ⎕ hypothalamus ⎕ inferior colliculi ⎕ interthalamic adhesion ⎕ lateral ventricle ⎕ left hemisphere ⎕ longitudinal fissure ⎕ medulla oblongata ⎕ midbrain / mesencephalon ⎕ occipital lobe ⎕ parietal lobe ⎕ pineal gland ⎕ pituitary gland

⎕ pons ⎕ postfrontal cortex ⎕ prefrontal cortex ⎕ primary motor cortex ⎕ primary sensory cortex ⎕ right hemisphere ⎕ spinal cord ⎕ sulcus ⎕ superior colliculi ⎕ temporal lobe ⎕ thalamus ⎕ visual cortex ⎕ Wernicke's area ⎕ white matter

2. Test your group members by asking them to name each structure you point to. Check off each when your group can successfully name each. Your group will also test you.

⎕ arbor vitae ⎕ auditory cortex ⎕ brainstem ⎕ Broca's area ⎕ central sulcus ⎕ cerebellum ⎕ cerebral aqueduct ⎕ cerebrum ⎕ choroid plexus ⎕ corpus callosum ⎕ diencephalon ⎕ fornix ⎕ fourth ventricle ⎕ frontal lobe

⎕ gray matter ⎕ gyrus ⎕ hypothalamus ⎕ inferior colliculi ⎕ interthalamic adhesion ⎕ lateral ventricle ⎕ left hemisphere ⎕ longitudinal fissure ⎕ medulla oblongata ⎕ midbrain / mesencephalon ⎕ occipital lobe ⎕ parietal lobe ⎕ pineal gland ⎕ pituitary gland

⎕ pons ⎕ postfrontal cortex ⎕ prefrontal cortex ⎕ primary motor cortex ⎕ primary sensory cortex ⎕ right hemisphere ⎕ spinal cord ⎕ sulcus ⎕ superior colliculi ⎕ temporal lobe ⎕ thalamus ⎕ visual cortex ⎕ Wernicke's area ⎕ white matter

3. When you and your group are comfortable identifying all the structures 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: _______

Spinal Cord Anatomy

1. Identify the following structures on classroom anatomical models and/or unlabeled images/diagrams made available by your instructor. Work with your group to identify each structure and check them off the list once you have identified them.

⎕ anterior (ventral) gray horn ⎕ anterior (ventral) white column ⎕ central canal ⎕ dorsal median sulcus ⎕ dorsal root ⎕ dorsal root ganglion

⎕ gray commissure ⎕ lateral gray horn ⎕ lateral white column ⎕ posterior (dorsal) gray horn ⎕ posterior (dorsal) white column ⎕ somatic motor nuclei (gray)

⎕ somatic sensory (gray) ⎕ spinal nerve ⎕ ventral median fissure ⎕ ventral root ⎕ visceral motor nuclei (gray) ⎕ visceral sensory (gray)

2. Test your group members by asking them to name each structure you point to. Check off each when your group can successfully name each. Your group will also test you.

⎕ anterior (ventral) gray horn ⎕ anterior (ventral) white column ⎕ central canal ⎕ dorsal median sulcus ⎕ dorsal root ⎕ dorsal root ganglion

⎕ gray commissure ⎕ lateral gray horn ⎕ lateral white column ⎕ posterior (dorsal) gray horn ⎕ posterior (dorsal) white column ⎕ somatic motor nuclei (gray)

⎕ somatic sensory (gray) ⎕ spinal nerve ⎕ ventral median fissure ⎕ ventral root ⎕ visceral motor nuclei (gray) ⎕ visceral sensory (gray)

When you and your group are comfortable identifying all the structures 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: _______