2.6: Activity 5

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    Exploring Anatomical Planes and Directions with Gummy Bear

    This lab activity aims to help students understand and apply anatomical terminology related to body planes/sections (sagittal, frontal, transverse), regional terms, and directional terms (superior, inferior, anterior, posterior, etc.) using a fun and engaging approach with gummy bears. After finishing the activity, take photos and put them into a presentation. Fill in the table by drawing in the space provided.

    Materials needed are:

    • 4 Gummy bears per student (Large Cinnamon Bears work best!)
    • 1 Plastic knife per student
    • Cutting board or protective surface
    • 4 Post it note per student
    • Colored pins
    Table \(\PageIndex{1}\): Gummy Bear Dissections Along Anatomical Planes with Drawings and Descriptions
    What you need to do Draw in the space
    Take one gummy bear and a blade. Cut through the mid-sagittal plane of the bear. Draw a picture of the two parts of the gummy bear after it has been cut and label and describe cut in the next column.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
    Take a second gummy bear. Now make a cut through the frontal or coronal plane. Draw this diagram and label and describe cut in the next column.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
    Take a third gummy bear and cut through a transverse or horizontal plane. Draw this diagram and label and describe cut in the next column.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
    Take a fourth gummy bear and cut through a parasagittal plane. Draw this diagram and label and describe cut in the next column.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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