WHAT SHOULD I STUDY FOR THE TEST?
Unit 12: Body Systems
1. External Anatomy Reading and Worksheet
a. Be able to label the 10 body regions listed
b. Be able to label each of the following terms on a rat specimen:
Nares
External auditory meatus
Vibrissae
Thorax
Nictitating membrane
Abdomen
Philtrum
Vaginal Opening
Incisors
Scrotum
Molars
Anus
Pinnae
Urethral Opening
2. Skeletal System Reading and Worksheet
a. What are the 5 functions of the skeletal system?
b. What are the four classifications (shapes) of bones? Be able to classify specific bones
into each of these categories!
c. Where is red bone marrow found?
d. Where is yellow marrow found?
e. In what type of marrow are blood cells formed?
f. Be able label the following bones on the skeleton.
Cranium
Metacarpals
Mandible
Phalanges
Clavicle
Pelvic Bones
Scapula
Femur
Ribs
Patella
Sternum
Tibia
Humerus
Fibula
Radius
Tarsals
Ulna
Metatarsals
Carpals
Phalanges
3. Muscles Worksheet
g. Be able to identify (on specimen and on paper) the 25 muscles listed
h. Be able to list the general action of all 25 muscles listed
4. Digestive System Reading and Worksheet
i. What are the three regions of the stomach?
j. What is the function of each of the following: villi in small intestine, haustra in large
intestine, pyloric valve in stomach?
k. Be able to identify the following organs on the rat specimen:
Liver
Cecum
Esophagus
Large Intestine
Stomach
Bladder
Spleen
Rectum
Pancreas
Anus
Small Intestine
Mandibular Salivary Gland
Mesentery
5. Respiratory System Reading and Worksheet
l. Be able follow the passage of air through the respiratory system
m. What occurs within the alveoli of the lungs?
n. Be able to label the following organs in the rat specimen:
Right Lung
Bronchioles
Left Lung
Trachea
Bronchi
Pharynx
6. Circulatory System Reading and Worksheet
o. Be able to follow the flow of blood throughout the circulatory system
p. Be able to label the following structures within the circulatory system:
Inferior Vena Cava
Left Atrium
Superior Vena Cava
Mitral Valve
Right Atrium
Left Ventricle
Tricuspid Valve
Aorta
Right Ventricle
Arteries
Pulmonary Arteries
Capillaries
Capillaries of Lungs
Veins
Pulmonary Veins
7. Nervous System Reading and Worksheet
q. What are the functions of the nervous system?
r. What are the two major divisions of the nervous system?
s. Be able to identify and list the function of each of the parts of a neuron.
Axon terminal
Axon
Dendrite
Myelin sheath
Cell body
Node
Nucleus
t. Be able to label and list the function of each of the parts of the brain:
Cerebral Cortex
Olfactory Bulb
Cerebellum
Corpus Callosum
Brain Stem