Anatomage Table 8.0 Anatomical Terms
Instructor Set-Up
Set Up
Files Needed:
• Female_Asian_Anatomical_Terms_8.0.vpf
Steps:
• Open the Table Application and tap Gross Anatomy.
• Choose the Female Full Body (Asian) scan and then tap Open.
• Import the ‘Asian_Female_Anatomical_Terms_8.0.vpf’ file
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Anatomage Table 8.0 Anatomical Terms
Student Guide
How do you describe where a structure is located in the body? Anatomists have specific terms
they use to describe direction, planes, and regions of the body. This activity explores those
terms using the Anatomage Table.
Directional Terms
Directional terms can be used to describe the positions of structures in relation to other
structures and regions of the body. Use the following reference table of directional terms to
help complete this activity.
Directional
Term
Superior
(Cranial)
Anterior
(Ventral)
Medial
Proximal
Deep
Directional
Term
Description
vs
Inferior (Caudal)
Towards the feet
vs
Posterior
(Dorsal)
vs
Lateral
vs
Distal
vs
Superficial
At or closer to the back
of the body
Farther from the
midline of the body
Farther from the center
of the body or the
structure's attachment
point
Close to the surface of
the body
Description
Towards the head
At or closer to the front
of the body
Nearer to the midline
of the body
Nearer to the center of
the body or the
structure's attachment
point
Away from the surface
of the body
Step 1: Load Preset One.
Step 2: Tap on a structure to learn its name and to complete the sentences below.
Step 3: Complete the following sentences with the name of the colored structures and by
circling the correct directional term.
➢ The ________________ (purple) is proximal / distal to the __________________(yellow).
➢ The ________________ (red) is superior / inferior to the ___________________ (dark blue).
➢ The ________________ (green) is anterior / posterior to the ________________(orange).
➢ The ________________ (pink) is medial / lateral to the _____________________ (gray).
➢ The _________________ (brown) is superficial/deep to the _________________ (light blue).
Anatomical Planes
Anatomical planes are used to divide the body into sections in order to describe locations of
structures or directions of movement.
Step 1: Load Preset Two.
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Step 2: Tap the Clipping Tool icon and then the Sagittal plane icon.
➢ Observe that a sagittal plane divides the body into ____________ and _______________
sections.
➢ There are two types of sagittal planes.
○ By default, the Clipping Tool will apply a midsagittal cut.
○ Use the slider bar on the bottom left to move the plane of section to the right or
to the left.
■ You have now created a parasagittal cut.
➢ Use your observations from the previous step to complete the descriptions of
these two types of sagittal planes.
Plane
Midsagittal
*Hint: What does "mid" mean?
Parasagittal
*Hint: In Greek, "para" means ‘beside’
or ‘to one side of’
Description
Divides the body into equal/unequal right and left parts.
(circle one)
Divides the body into equal/unequal right and left parts.
(circle one)
Step 3: Tap the Clipping Tool icon and then the Transverse/Axial plane icon.
➢ Observe that a transverse plane divides the body into __________ and ______________
sections (use proper anatomical terminology!)
Step 4: Tap the Clipping Tool icon and then the Coronal/Frontal plane icon.
➢ Observe that a coronal plane divides the body into __________ and ______________
sections (use proper anatomical terminology!)
➢ Open the Clipping Tool menu and tap the Reset icon to remove the cut.
Step 5: Use the Pen Tool
to perform the following steps:
➢ Use the red pen to draw a line that represents a transverse plane through the head
➢ Tap the Screenshot Tool and then the Cropping tool.
○ Drag your finger to form a box around the head to take a screenshot of your
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drawing. Save your screenshot to the desktop or other location designated by
your instructor.
○ Tap ‘Clear’ to clear your drawing.
➢ Use the blue pen to draw a line that represents a parasagittal plane though the
shoulder.
○ Repeat the above steps to save a screenshot of your drawing.
○ Tap ‘Clear” to clear your drawing.
➢ Use one finger to rotate the cadaver so that you are viewing from the side (you can
also tap the side-view Orientation icon)
➢ Use the yellow pen to draw a line that represents a coronal section through the
thoracic (chest) region.
○ Save a screenshot of your drawing
○ Tap ‘Clear” to clear your drawing.
Body Cavities
The cavities of the body fluid-filled spaces that hold and protect the internal organs.
Step 1: Load Preset Three.
The contents of the dorsal cavity are highlighted. The dorsal cavity contains both the
cranial and vertebral cavities.
➢ Use the pen tool to outline and label both the cranial and vertebral cavities.
○ What organ is found in the cranial cavity? ________________
○ What organ is found in the vertebral cavity? _______________
➢ Use the Screenshot tool to save an image of your drawing.
➢ Tap ‘Clear” to clear your drawing.
Step 2: Load Preset Four.
The contents of the ventral cavity are highlighted.
➢ Complete the following chart by either outlining the indicated cavity or by filling in
the name of the cavity that fits the description.
Cavity
Label
Thoracic
Mediastinum
Abdominopelvic
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• Draw a blue circle
Surrounds organs highlighted in
blue
Surrounds organ highlighted in
yellow
• Draw a white circle to
outline
*Hint: Located between the
pleural cavities and
contains the pericardial
cavity
• Draw a red circle
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Contains organs highlighted in
purple
Contains organs highlighted in pink
➢ Save a screenshot of your drawing
➢ Tap ‘Clear” to clear your drawing
➢ Name the muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
______________________________
Abdominopelvic Quadrants and Regions
The abdominopelvic cavity is subdivided into quadrants, as well as nine regions to assist with
describing anatomy within the cavity. The quadrants and regions also aid clinicians when
deciding what structures are affected by a disease based on the location of pain.
Step 1: Load Preset Two.
Step 2: Tap the Draw Tool icon. Use one of the pens to draw the quadrants on the skin in
the abdominopelvic cavity region. If correctly placed, both lines will pass through the
umbilicus.
Step 3: Use the following abbreviations to label the four quadrants:
● RUQ (right upper quadrant)
● RLQ (right lower quadrant)
● LUQ (left upper quadrant)
● LLQ (left lower quadrant)
➢ Take a screenshot of your drawings but DO NOT clear them
➢ Move the structure (top) slider bar to the left to remove the skin and muscles.
○ The liver is mainly located in which quadrant? ___________
○ The stomach is primarily located in which quadrant? ____________
➢ Clear your drawings
➢ Step 4: Re-load Preset 2
● Use one of the pens (or draw arrows) to divide the abdominopelvic cavity into nine
equal regions (four lines), as shown below.
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Step 5: Move the structure (top) slider bar to the left to remove the skin and muscles.
➢ The liver is mostly located in which two regions?
______________________________ and ____________________________________
Step 6: Move the structure slider bar to the left until you have removed the greater
omentum and the intestines are visible.
➢ Locate the appendix (it is colored green)
○ The appendix is located in which region? _________________________________
Step 7: Slide the structure slider bar to the left until the kidneys are visible
➢ The left kidney is located in which two regions?
______________________________ and ____________________________________
➢ The urinary bladder is located in which region? __________________________
➢ Clear your drawings.
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