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=Welcome to Human Anatomy & Physiology - Muncy's On-line Extravaganza of Body Parts and Functionalities!= {There will be no midterm examination for this course; however, there will be a comprehensive written final exam} Good afternoon anatomy & physiology students: Your websites are listed on the anatomy and physiology page. We are going to try to take a day and go to Buffalo to see the Body Worlds exhibit. Additionally, we have double-injected fetal pigs to use for internal anatomy dissections and have minks coming in for detailed muscular system dissections. We will need to arrange times during the second semester to work on these. If I can help in any way, let me know. **Special Note** Anatomy & Physiology students: the pretest is being counted in your term grade as a ten point quiz. This will continue through chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5. This is because all this material is material that you were to be proficient in before taking this course. The pretest should be taken and turned in before starting the chapter. Starting with Unit II, the pretest is still to be taken but will not be included in your assessment. The results should be used to help you focus on the areas of the material that need more time.

Getting Started
1. Define the terms axial portion and appendicular portion. 2. Describe the two sets of internal cavities that provide protection to the organs within them. 3. Describe the location of the dorsal body cavity, including the cranial and spinal cavities. 4. Describe the location of the ventral body cavity, including the thoracic cavity, diaphragm, and abdominopelvic cavities. 5. Briefly describe the oral, nasal, orbital, and middle ear cavities. 6. Describe the cranial cavity, which houses the brain, and the spinal cavity, which contains the spinal cord and is surrounded by vertebrae. 7. Locate the thoracic cavity viscera, including the heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea, and the thymus gland. 8. Describe the location of the mediastinum. 9. Locate the viscera of the abdominopelvic cavity, including the stomach, liver, spleen, gall bladder, small and large intestines, urinary bladder, and the internal reproductive organs. 10. Understand the terms visceral and parietal. 11. Describe the pleural membranes, which line the thoracic cavity and cover the lungs. 12. Describe the pericardial membranes, which surround the heart and cover its surface. 13. Describe the peritoneal membranes, which line the abdominopelvic cavity and cover the organs inside.
 * To truly be comfortable with the material you will be reading over the course of the school year, you need to have a very good working knowledge of anatomical terms and locations. You should start to work on the following list using your textbook and at least two on-line sources for each.

STARTING IN OCTOBER, YOU WILL BE WORKING ON AN INTERACTIVE CASE STUDY ALONG WITH THE CHAPTER WORK. PLEASE REVIEW THE INFORMATION PROVIDED FOR "INTERACTIVE CASE STUDIES AND THE HUMAN BODY" PROVIDED WITH THE INDIVIDUAL CHAPTER INFORMATION. 14. Define the pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal cavities.

Need Help?

 * I am but a click away at mtemons@muncysd.org