Name _______________ Date __________ Block __
Sectioning Veggie People
Learning Objectives:
4.1 ______Verbally describe or demonstrate the anatomical position.
4.2 ______Use proper anatomical terminology to describe body directions, surfaces, and body planes.
4.3 ______ Use proper anatomical terminology to describe the major regional terms of the body
Materials:
1 bell pepper 1 cucumber
4 carrots
toothpicks
kitchen knife
dissecting try
Procedure:
1) Build a vegetable person; use toothpicks to anchor appendages and head. Decorate as desired.
2) Draw and color an illustration of your veggie person in anatomical position
3) Bring your veggie person up the operating table where we will section 1 specimen transversely, 1
sagitally, and 1 coronally.
4) Make-observations and sketches of all sections cut. Where applicable, label the sections as
anterior/posterior and dorsal/ventral.
5) Label the cranium, orbital, brachial, thoracic, axillary, umbilical, and femoral regions.
Questions and Conclusions:
1) List the 3 major planes of sectioning
2) What is the sagittal section through the midline of the body called?
3) Moving toward this line or plane is termed moving ______________ .
4) All the sagittal section cut laterally to this midline plane are called ______________ sections.
5) Draw a sketch of the outline of a midsagittal section. Label it anterior and posterior.
6) Do appendages appear in this view? From observing only this slice, can you tell that your veggie
person was bilaterally symmetrical? Explain.
7) What is another name for the coronal plane?
8) What might the first coronal section of a human look like? Assume its cut anterior to posterior. Draw
a sketch; label superior and inferior. Can anterior and posterior be labeled in these sections? Lable
them or explain why not.
9) What about a coronal section of a human passing through the ears, shoulders and hips (midway);
What would the sketch of this section look like in outline?
10) Now consider the transvers plane of sectioning. What would a transverse section through the head of
a human look like? Make a sketch of all 4 sectioned regions including: head, chest, abdomen, and
thighs.
11) Which section seems to reveal the most about the body? EXPLAIN!