course: Gross Anatomy

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

Download this lab as a PDF Goals 1Identify the boundaries and contents of the axilla. 2Learn the architecture of the brachial plexus. 3Identify the muscles, nerves, and vessels of the arm. Axilla Before you dissect, discuss the boundaries of the axilla. Note that it is pyramid-shaped, with its base facing the skin of the axillary […]

Lab 3: Dissection: Shoulder and Pectoral Region

Download this lab as a PDF Goals 1Study the scapula, clavicle, and proximal humerus and identify their named parts. 2Dissect the breast and identify its features in female cadavers. 3Reflect the skin and superficial fascia from the anterior and lateral thoracic wall. 4Clean and reflect the pectoral muscles and clean the serratus anterior muscle. 5Identify […]

Lab 2 Introduction: Vertebral Column; Spinal Cord; Spinal Nerves; Back Muscles

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 = “wing”). There are two of these, on either side of the […]

Lab 2, Station 1: Vertebral Column

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: Vertebral column The Vertebral Column as a Whole Identify these features of the vertebral column: •Primary curvatures •Thoracic and sacral Primary curvatures […]

Lab 2, Station 5: Muscles of the Back and Posterior Shoulder

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: Deep muscles of the back The prosection is in the prone position:   Let’s begin with muscles that extend the spine and […]

Lab 1: Introduction to Anatomy; Lab Orientation

To download this page as a PDF PDF-Lab 1 LAB OUTLINE 1Overview of the anatomy thread in the curriculum 2Anatomy lab safety, policies, and procedures 3The Willed Body Program 4Meeting your “First Patient” 5Overview of the Skeleton (Independent Study) Anatomy Thread Anatomy is a topic that threads throughout the pre-clerkship curriculum (years 1 and 2). […]