Anatomy & Physiology Directional and Regional Lexicon Learning Lab -- Due Sept. 7, 2007
Purpose and Procedure. Work with one partner to complete the exercise. Go through the different lab stations at your
own pace. The purpose of the different models is only to stimulate your creativity. The idea is to use the directional terms
you learned from your PowerPoint slide notes to describe structures you see in the lab. Quiz each other orally so you can
become comfortable with the terms. Doing so is the only effective way to learn the terms. Practice, practice, practice!
For our purpose today, it is not necessary to know the names of all of the structures we will see. Focus on using the
directional terms appropriately. If you wish you may use the textbook (index, table of contents) to find names of specific
structures although this is not necessary. We will learn all the structures later—today we are practicing using directional
terms.
Rotate through the lab stations more than once. Switch lab partners. Be creative.
Materials.
PowerPoint slide handout
Human skeleton
Human torso manikin
Model of human ear
Model of human head, midsagittal section
Model of full term pregnancy, in utero
Model of human endocrine organs, resected
Foods or other items cut through different planes of section
Report.
Every student will submit their own lab report.
Your lab report will consist of at least 25 sentences (more for extra credit) neatly written on lined paper.
Your sentences will appropriately use directional terms, and names of planes of section.
The lab report is due tomorrow.
In your sentences, include these terms from your notes:
Superior……….Inferior
Anterior……….Posterior
Medial……….Lateral……….Intermediate
Proximal……….Distal
Superficial……….Deep
Dorsal……….Ventral
Sagittal section
Midsagittal section
Frontal section
Transverse section
Oblique section
Dorsal cavity
Cranial cavity
Vertebral cavity
Ventral cavity
Thoracic cavity
Abdominopelvic cavity
Pelvic cavity
Abdominal cavity
Pericardial cavity
Pleural cavity
Mediastinum