Global Template: Dissector 2023-24 Lesson

Neuroanatomy lab introduction

Hi Steve! This list below is copied directly from the last anatomy prosection lab. We can edit it (and the rest of the intro page) however you’d like. Students: This lab will include 2 parts: Half of the time will be spent rotating through prosection stations, and the other half perfoming a pelvic hemisection in […]

New—Lab 4. Meninges and ventricles

Neuroanatomy lab navigation Meninges See Figure 4.1 and Figure 4.2. Pia mater Arachnoid mater Dura mater Falx cerebri: Separating the cerebral hemispheres Tentorium cerebelli: The tentorium cerebelli separates the cranial cavity into two compartment (Figure 4.1), and there is also a prominent tentorial notch that allows for passage of the brainstem The supratentorial compartment contains […]

New—Lab 5: Blood supply and circulation

Neuroanatomy lab navigation Arterial blood supply Review from FMS 501 Vertebral arteries Supplying the brainstem and cerebellum Anterior and posterior spinal Posterior inferior cerebellar Basilar (unpaired)—multiple pontine branches also come directly off the basilar artery Anterior inferior cerebellar Superior cerebellar Posterior cerebral posterior communicating Internal carotid Supplying the midbrain, thalamus, hypothalamus, and cerebrum Middle cerebral […]

New—Lab 2. Diencephalon

Neuroanatomy lab navigation Hi Steve! I inserted the checkboxes from the 2027 lab 17, station 3 in the Check Yourself 2.1 activity below. (The checklist includes the answers, so we can keep it a check yourself or just make it into an image.)   Identify the structures of the diencephalon. Thalamus The thalamus is key […]

New—Lab 1. Cerebrum, sulci, and gyri

Neuroanatomy lab navigation Introduction to neuroanatomy Figure 1.1. Anatomic directional terms. From Neuroanatomy: A Laboratory Guide (2e); Jansen and Lampa. Introduction to the Central Nervous System Watch this excellent Introduction to the Central Nervous System from University of British Columbia Neuroanatomy. Cerebrum, sulci, and gyri Identify frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes of the cerebrum. […]

New—Lab 3: The brainstem

Neuroanatomy lab navigation Hi Steve! These are the checkboxes from the 2027 lab 17, station 3. Let me know if they should go in different sections or all at the foot of each of the stations.  Midbrain Cerebral aqueduct Superior and inferior colliculi Cerebral peduncles (aka crus cerebri) Cranial nerves III and IV Pons 4th […]

Lab 16: 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 […]