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