Laboratory Activity 1

Name: _______________________ Section/Block: _________________________ Date: __________

Body Plan

1. Look for a fruit or a vegetable that is round or elongated that you can cut into half. You’ll be
needing 3 pcs of the same fruit or vegetable (e.g. 3 pcs of bananas). Draw a face into the fruit or
vegetable as your marker for the anterior part of it. Cut the fruit or vegetable using the different
planes. Observe the structure. Draw the inner and outer structures for each plane and describe.
Relate the result of this activity in relation to the human body and how this concept will be useful
in the medical field and to you as a future Nurse. (15 points)

*You may attach the file (Docx file or handwritten (scanned copy).

Surface Anatomy

2. Match each of the following descriptions with a key term, and record the term in front of the
description.
Key: brachial __________1. cheek
buccal __________2. referring to the fingers
carpal __________3. shoulder blade region
cervical __________4. wrist area
deltoid __________5. anterior aspect of knee
digital __________6. referring to the arm
patellar __________7. curve of shoulder
scapular __________8. referring to the neck

Body Orientation, Direction, Planes, and Sections

3. Several incomplete statements are listed below. Correctly complete each statement by choosing
the appropriate anatomical term from the key. Record the key terms on the correspondingly
numbered blanks below.

Key: anterior inferior posterior superior

distal lateral proximal transverse
frontal medial sagittal

In the anatomical position, the umbilicus and knees are on the _1_ body surface; the
buttocks and shoulder blades are on the _2_ body surface; and the soles of the feet are the most
_3_ part of the body. The ears are _4_ and _5_ to the shoulders and _6_ to the nose. The
breastbone is _7_ to the vertebral column (spine) and _8_ to the shoulders. The elbow is _9_ to
the shoulder but _10_ to the fingers. The thoracic cavity is _11_ to the abdominopelvic cavity and
_12_ to the spinal cavity.
 If an incision cuts the brain into superior and inferior parts, the section is a _13_ section;
but if the brain is cut so that anterior and posterior portions result, the section is a _14_ section.
You are told to cut a dissection animal along two planes so that the lungs are observable in both
sections. The two sections that meet this requirement are the _15_ and _16_ sections.

_______________1. _______________9.
_______________2. _______________10.
_______________3. _______________11.
_______________4. _______________12.
_______________5. _______________13.
_______________6. _______________14.
_______________7. _______________15.
_______________8. _______________16.

4. A nurse informs you that she is about to give you a shot in the lateral femoral region. What portion
of your body should you uncover?
______________________________________________________________________________

Body Cavities

5. Which body cavity would have to be opened for the following types of surgery? Insert the key
term(s) in the same-numbered blank. More than one choice may apply.

Key: abdominopelvic dorsal thoracic

cranial spinal ventral

1. surgery to remove a cancerous lung lobe ______________________

2. removal of an ovary ______________________
3. surgery to remove a ruptured disk ______________________
4. appendectomy ______________________
5. removal of the gallbladder ______________________

6. Correctly identify each of the described areas of the abdominal surface by inserting the
appropriate term in the answer blank preceding the description.
____________________1. overlies the lateral aspects of the lower ribs
____________________2. surrounds the “belly button”
____________________3. encompasses the pubic area
____________________4. medial region overlying the stomach

7. Which body cavity affords the least protection to its internal structures?
______________________________________________________________________________