VB2 Lab: Anatomical Scavenger Hunt
Introduction
You are allowed to use your OpenStax A&P eBooks, notes, the models, and even the Internet for this
exercise. The purpose of this exercise is to make you more comfortable with the anatomical terminology
that we learned in the Canvas Prelab Lectures and that we will be using throughout the next two
semesters. Keep in mind that some terms may be more appropriate than others for the same answer.
For example, if I asked where your nose was located relative to your ears, “medial” would be
appropriate, but if I asked which plane divides your nose from your ears, you’d say “sagittal.”
Along with your partner, you can use your existing knowledge of the human body or the anatomical
models in class to answer these questions.
Required Materials
Visible Body’s Human Anatomy Atlas app
Articulated skeleton
Whole body anatomy model
Anatomical Terminology Questions
Answer the following questions and turn in your answers for this week’s lab grade.
1. Which plane separates the body into superior and inferior portions?
2. Which plane separates the body into anterior and posterior portions?
3. The mouth is located _________________ to the ears.
4. The elbow is located _________________ to the wrist.
5. The lungs are located ________________ to the ribs.
6. The umbilicus (belly button) is located ______________ to the sternum. It is located in the
__________________ abdominal region.
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7. The nose is located ________________ and ________________ to the ears.
8. A scratch wound that does not penetrate the skin is said to be a _________________ wound.
In contrast, a stab wound that penetrates the skin and muscle is referred to as a
________________ wound.
9. The __________________ cavity encases the brain.
10. The __________________ cavity contains most of the reproductive and urinary organs.
11. The __________________ cavity encases the lungs.
12. Fill in the following table with the names of the appropriate abdominopelvic regions (note that
right and left refer to the body, not the sides of the page).
13. The appendix is located in the ____________________ abdominopelvic quadrant. What
abdominopelvic region is this? _______________________________
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14. The spleen is located in the ______________________ abdominopelvic quadrant. What
abdominopelvic region is this? _____________________________
15. A patient who was in a knife fight suffered a 2-inch stab wound to his back. The knife entered
through the posterior thorax along the midsagittal plane and entered the posterior aspect. What
structure in the posterior aspect would have been injured by this wound?
16. The urinary bladder is found within the ___________________________ region.
17. The ______________ cavity contains the heart, and it is surrounded by a membrane called the
________________________.
18. Name a structure that is located posterior and inferior to the liver.
19. Name a structure that is on the ventral side of the heart, located more laterally within the axial
region.
20. Name a structure that is located toward the dorsal side of the body, lateral and superior to the
hamstring but inferior to the heart. Note: Transverse sections including this structure would
include the pancreas.
21. Name a structure that is in the medial part of the body, located inferior to the lungs and
posterior to the intestines. Note: A coronal section would contain this structure and the heart,
and it is more caudal than the pancreas.
22. Name a structure that is located cranial to the abdominal cavity, caudal to the neck, and dorsal
to the sternum.
23. Name a structure that is inferior, appendicular, and very distal.
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24. If you are taking an axillary temperature, where would you place the thermometer?
25. If you are testing a patellar reflex, what area are you working on?
26. Mental refers to what part of the body?
27. If you sleep on your stomach, you are sleeping in a _____________________ position;
whereas if you sleep on your back, you are sleeping in a _____________________ position.
28. The epigastric region is __________________ the stomach, where the hypogastric region is
__________________.
29. From our terminology, you would know that the brachial plexus refers to something that has to
do with the ________________________.
30. If you are asked to take a buccal swab, which cavity would you swab?
31. An injury to the ear would be described as ________________________________.
32. If a patient has gotten into a fight and comes into the ER with a fracture to his or her cheekbone,
how would you describe that fracture using the regions of the face that we discussed in class?
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33. The following picture shows an aneurysm (brain bleed). Looking at the picture and using your
terminology, how would you describe the location of the aneurysm?
34. In the following figure, label the incision location, given each of the following anatomical
descriptions:
a. Midsagittal pelvic incision
b. Left parasagittal thoracic incision
c. Transverse abdominal incision
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35. Which organs are in the thoracic cavity?
36. Which organs are in the abdominal cavity?
37. The wrist would be referred to as __________________, while the ankle would be referred to as
________________.
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38. In the following image:
a. Label the plane it represents in the box at the top of the image
b. Add the appropriate labels from the list below
c. Find each anatomical structure on the models in lab and compare to VB Atlas
__ Abdominal __ Cervical __ Frontal __ Metatarsal __ Pollex
__ Acromial __ Coxal __ Genital __ Nasal __ Sternal
__ Antebrachial __ Crural __ Hallux __ Oral __ Tarsal
__ Antecubital __ Digital (hand) __ Inguinal __ Orbital __ Umbilical
__ Axillary __ Digital (foot) __ Mammary __ Otic __ Zygomatic
__ Brachial __ Femoral __ Mental __ Patellar
__ Carpal __ Fibular __ Metacarpal __ Pectoral
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39. Observe the image below:
a. Write or type the corresponding number next to each anatomical term.
__ Cervical __ Femoral __ Olecranal __ Scapular
__ Brachial __ Gluteal __ Perineal __ Sural
__ Calcaneal __ Lumbar __ Popliteal __ Vertebral
__ Cephalic __ Occipital __ Sacral
40. For each of the following pictures, label the illustrated plane.
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41. In the following figure, write the name of each anatomical plane above each image.
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