LABORATORY SKILLS
Name: _______________________
Science Words of Position
STANDARD
SC.F. 1.4.2 The student will use anatomical terms to describe anatomical directions and relative positions
of body parts. The student will use anatomical terms to describe body planes and sections, regions, and
cavities.
In science, special words are used when you describe the position of an organism’s parts
in relationship to its other pats. Study the pig below, which shows the words of
position used to locate parts of the animal in relationship to the other parts.
ACTIVITY
1. Use the frog skeleton below to label the following: CAUDAL, CRANIAL,
DORSAL, VENTRAL.
2. The CAUDAL end of a frog is _____________________________ to its anterior
end.
3. The toes of a frog are at the ________________________________ end of its legs.
4. The frog skeleton is a ____________________________________ view of the frog.
5. If you look at a frog from the side, you are looking at a ________________________
view.
6. The lower part of a frog’s leg is _____________________________ to its feet.
7. The upper part of a frog’s leg is _____________________________ to its feet.
8. The front view of a frog is its _______________________________ view.
LABORATORY SKILLS
Name: _______________________
Science Words of Position
9. Label the DORSAL and VENTRAL surfaces, and the CAUDAL and CRANIAL
areas of the human body. Label the LATERAL and ANTERIOR views of the body
on the right.
APPLICATION
1. INFER
If a person is lying down, would you use different words of position to
describe how the person’s body is arranged? Explain.
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2. GEOGRAPHY CONNECTION You find locations on means and globes using
longitude and latitude. Longitude means a certain distance east or west, while latitude
means a certain distance north or south. Science words of position use similar terms. The
dotted lines in the frog below show lines of dissection. Label the longitudinal and lateral
cut lines.
LABORATORY SKILLS
Science Words of Position
Name: _______________________