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GZOO111 - General Zoology

Laboratory Session
Week 1: Scientific Method &
Anatomical Terms

Jennifer P. Lascano

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Outline

• Scientific Method
• Anatomical Position
• Body Parts & Regions
• Directional Terms for Humans
• Subdivisions of the Abdomen
• Body Cavities
• Body Planes
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Scientific Method
Strategies or logical
mathematical and practices, often with
experimental technique iterative steps, used in
employed in the sciences scientific research.

https://www.britannica.com/science/scientific-method https://www.accessscience.com/content/scientifi
c-methods/607200

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Anatomical Position

“Anatomical position refers to

a person standing erect
with the face directed forward,
the upper limbs hanging to the sides, and
the palms of the hands facing forward. “

VanPutte, C. et al. (2020). Seeley’s anatomy & physiology (p. 14)

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Body Regions
Central region
• Head
• Neck
• Trunk

VanPutte, C. et al. (2020). Seeley’s anatomy & physiology (p. 7)

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Body Parts and Regions

VanPutte, C. et al. (2020). Seeley’s anatomy & physiology (p. 17)

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Directional Terms

VanPutte, C. et al. (2020). Seeley’s anatomy & physiology (p. 14)

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VanPutte, C. et al. (2020). Seeley’s anatomy & physiology (p. 7)

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Tortora et al. (2017) Principles of Anatomy & Physiology 15th ed. (p. 15)
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Subdivisions of the Abdomen

VanPutte, C. et al. (2020). Seeley’s anatomy & physiology (p. 14)

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Regions & Quadrants

Tortora et al. (2017) Principles of Anatomy & Physiology 15th ed. (p. 21)
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Body Cavities

VanPutte, C. et al. (2020). Seeley’s anatomy & physiology (p. 7)

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Body Cavities
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Planes Through the Human Body
An anatomical plane is a hypothetical plane used to
transect the body, in order to describe the location
of structures or the direction of movements.
Plane Divides the body into
Frontal Plane Anterior & Posterior
Portions
Transverse Superior & Inferior
plane portions
Midsagittal Equal right and left
plane portions
Parasagittal Unequal right and left
plane portions

Oblique plane At an angle

between
horizontal and
vertical
orientations

Tortora et al. (2017) Principles of Anatomy & Physiology 15th ed. (p. 17)

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Planes Through the Body

VanPutte, C. et al. (2020). Seeley’s anatomy & physiology (p. 18)