Lab 6: Carpal Tunnel and Palmar Hand

Download this lab as a PDF Goals Identify the bones associated with the wrist and hand. Demonstrate and describe the movements of the thumb. Clean and identify the palmar aponeurosis. Identify the boundaries and contents of the ulnar canal and carpal tunnel. Trace the long flexor tendons from the anterior forearm to the palmar surface […]

Lab 4: Dissection: Axilla, Brachial Plexus, and Arm

Dissector instructions Tap the Dissector Instructions menu on the left side of your screen to open the steps of your dissection. It’s sticky, so it will scroll with you as you progress through the lab. Need to log in to view the dissector?

Lab 5: Cubital Fossa, Elbow, and Anterior Forearm

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Head and neck development

Optional reading Langman’s Medical Embryology: Chapter 17, Head and Neck. The relevant sections are: Introduction, Pharyngeal Apparatus, Thyroid Gland, and Face. Most of the events that produce the definitive anatomy of the head and neck are covered in this chapter. The pharyngeal apparatus (the source of the primordial tissues) is discussed first, followed by detailed […]

Overview of the neck viscera; thyroid and parathyroid glands

Optional reading Moore’s Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 10th ed., Viscera of neck section through Nerves of parathyroid glands. In thinking about the overall architecture of the neck, it can be organized into 4 units: 1. Visceral unit The visceral unit contains the neck’s visceral organs (the focus of this chapter). It is located anteriorly. 2. Vertebral […]

Lab 3: Dissection: Shoulder and Pectoral Region

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Lab 2, Station 4: Spinal Cord

Lab 2 navigation 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, only the dorsal roots will be easily visible. Rootlets gather together to form the roots. ■Dorsal root ganglion—what does this contain? ■Spinal nerves—formed by the union of dorsal […]