Digestive System
Welcome to the Digestive System block, your third system of second year! The digestive system is one of the most integrated systems in the human body: As it transforms food into fuel, it quite literally supports every system in the body. As you begin this journey, you’ll explore the digestive tract from top to bottom—pun […]
Lab 25: Infracolic Region
Download this lab as a PDF Goals Identify the parts of the small and large intestines. Dissect the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries and their branches. Identify the hepatic portal vein and its major tributaries. Open the jejunum, ileum, and cecum to view their internal features. Before you cut: Review the parts of the Small […]
Lab 24: Peritoneal Cavity and Supracolic Region
Download this lab as a PDF Goals Survey the GI organs. Examine the peritoneum, peritoneal cavity, mesenteries, omenta, and peritoneal ligaments. Locate the subparts of the greater sac. Study the lesser omentum and demonstrate the lesser sac. Dissect the celiac trunk and demonstrate its branches. Clean and study the organs in the supracolic region: liver; […]
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Protected: Lab 23, Station 3: Nerves and Vessels Associated with the Oral Cavity
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Protected: Lab 23, Station 5: Oral Region and Salivary Glands—Lateral View
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Protected: Lab 23, Station 1: Osteology Associated with the Oral Cavity
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Protected: Lab 23, Station 2: Muscles of Mastication and TMJ
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Lab 23: Oral Cavity, Pharynx, and Muscles of Mastication
Students: Unlike most lab sessions, which are dissection-based, this session is a “prosection lab.” 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 […]
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