Lab 22: Oral Cavity, Pharynx, and Muscles of Mastication

Students: Unlike most lab sessions, which are dissection-based, this session is a ā€œprosection lab.ā€ Assemble in 5 groups, each having ~16 members. There are 5 learning stations situated around the labs. Pick a station to start at. Groups will spend about 25 minutes at each station, rotating around the labs until they have visited all […]

Lab 23: Peritoneal Cavity and Supracolic Region

Download this lab as a PDF Goals 1Survey the GI organs. 2Examine the peritoneum, peritoneal cavity, mesenteries, omenta, and peritoneal ligaments. 3Locate the subparts of the greater sac. 4Study the lesser omentum and demonstrate the lesser sac. 5Dissect the celiac trunk and demonstrate its branches. 6Clean and study the organs in the supracolic region: liver; […]

Lab 21: Dissection: Pleura, lungs, and bronchial tree

Download this lab as a PDF Lab feedback Goals 1Review the thoracic body wall, including the sternum, ribs, costal cartilages, and intercostal spaces 2Inspect the pleural sacs and define the pleural cavity, parietal pleura, and visceral pleura 3Remove the lungs and study the external features of the lungs and structures in the lung root. Anterior […]

Lab 20: Dissection: Nose, Nasal Cavities, Paranasal Sinuses, Pharynx, and Larynx

Download this lab as a PDF Lab feedback Goals 1Identify the bones and cartilages of the external nose 2Bisect the head slightly off the midline to expose the nasal cavities and pharynx 3Examine the nasal septum, identify its parts, and describe it neurovascular supply 4Examine the lateral nasal wall and identify the nasal conchae (turbinates) […]

Lab 2, Station 3: Spinal Cord

Lab 2 Navigation Introduction Station 1: Vertebral Column 1 Station 2: Vertebral Column 2 Station 3: Spinal Cord Station 4: Spinal Nerves Station 5: Muscles of the Back and Posterior Shoulder Complete anatomy: Spinal nerves Identify the following on the spinal cord prosection or isolated spinal cord: •Dorsal and ventral roots—because the cadaver is prone, […]

Lab 2, Station 2: Vertebral Column 2

Lab 2 Navigation Introduction Station 1: Vertebral Column 1 Station 2: Vertebral Column 2 Station 3: Spinal Cord Station 4: Spinal Nerves Station 5: Muscles of the Back and Posterior Shoulder Complete anatomy: Sacrum •Sacrum (5 fused vertebrae) •Promontory •Alae (singular is Ala = ā€œwingā€). There are two of these, on either side of the […]

Lab 2, Station 4: Spinal Nerves

Lab 2 Navigation Introduction Station 1: Vertebral Column 1 Station 2: Vertebral Column 2 Station 3: Spinal Cord Station 4: Spinal Nerves Station 5: Muscles of the Back and Posterior Shoulder Figure 2.13. Draw a cross section of the spinal cord and spinal nerves. (Paste a screen shot of this image into your whiteboard or […]