Cardiovascular System

Cardiovascular resources Gross Anatomy textbook Clinical Skills videos Library resources LibGuide Library Resources for Medicine: Cardiovascular Library resource Pathophysiology of heart disease : a collaborative project of medical students and faculty. Leonard S. Lilly, ed. 6th ed., 2016. Tips for reading ECGs Year 4 course

Lab 15: Anterior and Lateral Leg, Knee and Ankle Joints, and Dorsum of Foot

Download this lab as a PDF Goals Identify bony features associated with the knee, leg, and ankle. Identify the muscles in the anterior and lateral compartments of the leg and discuss their actions, innervations, and blood supply. Identify the muscles, nerves, and vessels on the dorsum of the foot. Identify the bones, ligaments, and cartilages […]

Lab 14: Gluteal Region, Posterior Thigh, and Popliteal Fossa

Download this lab as a PDF (Updated 28 October 2024, 8:42 a.m.) Goals Clean and identify the muscles, nerves, and vessels of the gluteal region. Identify the greater sciatic foramen and the structures that traverse it. Clean and identify the muscles, nerve, and vessels of the posterior compartment of the thigh. Identify the boundaries and […]

Lab 13: Anterior and Medial Compartments of Thigh; Hip Joint

Download this lab as a PDF Goals Identify the parts of the hip bones, femur, patella, and tibia that are associated with the anterior and medial thigh. Identify the femoral triangle, its boundaries, and contents, including the structures passing through the subinguinal space. Identify the adductor canal and its contents. Identify the muscles, nerves, and […]

Lab 12: Dissection: Pelvic Viscera and Pelvic Vessels (Hemisection)

Download this lab as a PDF Goals Understand the general arrangement of pelvic organs in the male and female and identify those organs that can be approached through the pelvic inlet Hemisect the pelvis and remove half with the lower limb Identify pelvic organs and their subparts Identify muscles in the walls and floor of […]

Lab 11, Station 5: Basic Imaging of the Abdomen

Lab 11 navigation Imaging For this station, an instructor will lead you through an orientation on how to approach viewing sectional planes in imaging. Examples will be given using abdominal scans in PACS.  Open the PACS viewer and navigate to your donor CT. Select CT CHAP to open scans of the chest, abdomen and pelvis. Practice looking at […]

Lab 11, Station 4: Muscles and Nerves of the PAW

Lab 11 navigation Muscles of the PAW IDENTIFY these muscles of the PAW: ■Transversus abdominis ■Quadratus lumborum ■Psoas major ■Psoas minor (40% of folks don’t have one!) ■Iliacus For each muscle—describe attachments. The psoas major and iliacus muscles fuse below the inguinal ligament to form the iliopsoas muscle.  EXAMINE the inferior surface of the diaphragm and […]

Lab 11, Station 3: Vessels of the PAW

Lab 11 navigation Abdominal Aorta Find these branches of the abdominal aorta: Unpaired visceral branches: ■Celiac trunk, superior mesenteric artery, and inferior mesenteric artery Paired visceral branches: ■Middle suprarenal arteries (very difficult to find) ■Renal arteries ■Testicular/Ovarian arteries (long, thin, and fragile) Branches to body wall: ■Inferior phrenic arteries (to diaphragm) ■Lumbar arteries (lift the […]

Lab 11: Peritoneal Cavity and Overview of GI

Download this lab as a PDF Students: Unlike most lab sessions, which are dissection-based, this session is a “prosection lab.” Assemble in 5 groups, each with 16 students. 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 […]