ANIMAL ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGYSAFETY
DIRECTIONAL VOCABULARY
GUIDING QUESTIONS
How are animals divided up into smaller groups?
What characteristics set each group apart?
How do those group characteristics affect the animals behavior and/or life strategies?
FIELD TRIP!
Seattle AquariumFriday 9/25
Meet @ 10:15am in front of the Aquarium
Plan to take about 3 hours
Challenge:
Find and Observe example organisms from each of the Animal Phyla we are exploring this semester
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
DISSECTING SAFELY
Read Along
• Raise a hand to ask relevant questions
• When you understand each item fully, initial next to that item
• Sign the statements at the bottom of the page
We will review these items EVERY time we Dissect.
Keep this Handout in your Class Folder / Binder.
DIRECTIONAL VOCABULARY
Dorsal & Posterior
– back / toward the back
Ventral & Anterior
– belly/ toward the belly
Point toward your…
Draw on your dog…
Dorsal / Posterior
Ventral / Anterior
DIRECTIONAL VOCABULARY
Caudal
–Tail / toward the tail
Cranial
– Head / toward the head
Point toward your…
Draw on your dog…Caudal
Cranial
DIRECTIONAL VOCABULARY
Used for limbs…
Distal
– further away from body
Proximal
– nearer to the body
Point toward …
Draw on your dog…
Proximal
Distal
Proximal
Distal
DIRECTIONAL VOCABULARY
Deep
–toward the inside
Superficial
–toward the surface
Give an example…
HOMEWORK:
Complete the Directional Terms Practice
Make flash cards for the directional terms
• Use the flash cards to study the terms!
DISSECTION EQUIPMENT
Hand Lens
Dissecting Tray Forceps
Dissecting Pins
Scissors
Probe
Scalpel
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