Human Torso Model Activity
Use the torso model to complete the answers below and write them on your own piece of paper.
1. List 2 organs from the anterior view that are part of the digestive system.
2. Is the eye superior or inferior to the diaphragm muscle which allows breathing to take place?
3. The heart is _____________ to the lungs. The lungs are ____________ to the heart.
(Fill with medial/lateral, anterior/posterior, cranial/caudal)
4. What body system does the brain belong to? Is it cranial/caudal to the cecum?
*Turn the torso model over to the posterior view.
5. The trapezius muscle is ___________ to the lattissimus dorsi muscle.
(Fill with medial/lateral, anterior/posterior, cranial/caudal, superior/inferior)
6. The posterior view is also known as the ___________ view of the body, whereas
the______________view is called ventral.
*Turn the torso model back over to the ventral side and remove the loose organs while naming each
one and stating the system each belongs to.
7. What part(s) of the skeletal system can you now see?
8. The adrenal glands are __________ to the kidneys.
9. The adrenal glands are part of the _______________system.
10. What body system are the kidneys, ureters and bladder part of?
11. The bladder is _____________ (distal/proximal) to the kidney.
*Replace the loose organs stating the name of each as you do so.
12. The stomach is ___________ to the intestines. Both are part of the __________system.
Human Torso Model Activity
Use the torso model to complete the answers below and write them on your own piece of paper.
1. List 2 organs from the anterior view that are part of the digestive system.
2. Is the eye superior or inferior to the diaphragm muscle which allows breathing to take place?
3. The heart is _____________ to the lungs. The lungs are ____________ to the heart.
(Fill with medial/lateral, anterior/posterior, cranial/caudal)
4. What body system does the brain belong to? Is it cranial/caudal to the cecum?
*Turn the torso model over to the posterior view.
5. The trapezius muscle is ___________ to the lattissimus dorsi muscle.
(Fill with medial/lateral, anterior/posterior, cranial/caudal, superior/inferior)
6. The posterior view is also known as the ___________ view of the body, whereas
the______________view is called ventral.
*Turn the torso model back over to the ventral side and remove the loose organs while naming each
one and stating the system each belongs to.
7. What part(s) of the skeletal system can you now see?
8. The adrenal glands are __________ to the kidneys.
9. The adrenal glands are part of the _______________system.
10. What body system are the kidneys, ureters and bladder part of?
11. The bladder is _____________ (distal/proximal) to the kidney.
*Replace the loose organs stating the name of each as you do so.
12. The stomach is ___________ to the intestines. Both are part of the __________system.