ANIMAL ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY SAFETY 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 Aquarium Friday 9/25 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