Cadaver Cross-Sectional Checklist
Section Number / Structures for Week 1 / Structures for Week 3 / Structures for Week 4 / Structures for Week 56 / Oral cavity (1) and tongue (2)
Ramus of mandible (6)
The masseter (7) is a skeletal muscle that elevates the mandible.
Parotid salivary gland (8)
7 / Submandibular salivary gland (3)
The laryngopharynx (6) is the part of the throat that connects to the esophagus.
Body of vertebra (18), transverse process of vertebra (17), and spinal cord (14)
8 / Laryngopharynx (6), body of vertebra (18), spinous process of vertebra (15), and spinal cord (13, 14)
9 / Body of vertebra, esophagus (8), and trachea (1)
15 / Body of vertebra (17) and spinal cord (18)
Ribs (9)
Cut edge of the diaphragm (20), which separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.
Inferior edge of the lungs (10, 19)
Pleural cavity (9) and peritoneal cavity (8)
Descending aorta (11) carries blood to the abdominopelvic cavity and lower limbs.
Inferior vena cava (13) returns blood from the abdominopelvic cavity and lower limbs.
Liver (occupies most of the right side of section) and gallbladder (23)
Esophagus (16) connects to the stomach (5)
Ascending (22), transverse (3), and descending (4) colons / Lobes of the liver: right (21), left (26), caudate (28), and quadrate (24). The gallbladder (23) is next to the quadrate lobe.
16 / Body of vertebra, descending aorta, and inferior vena cava
Pleural cavity (11), diaphragm (10), and peritoneal cavity (9)
Liver, gallbladder (22), and spleen (8)
Stomach (4) and superior part of duodenum (23)
Ascending (21), transverse (5), and descending (6) colons / Caudate lobe of liver (17)
17 / Body of vertebra, descending aorta, and inferior vena cava
Liver (27)
Stomach (3), superior part of duodenum (5), and descending part of duodenum (6)
Ascending (28), transverse (4), and descending (10) colons
Spleen (17)
Perirenal fat (19), and superior end of right kidney (26) / Head (7), body (8), and tail (9) of pancreas
18 / Body of vertebra, descending aorta, and inferior vena cava
Descending part of duodenum (26)
Ascending (25), transverse (1), and descending (5) colons
Spleen (16)
Perirenal fat (18), left kidney (15), and right kidney (21). Note cyst (14) in left kidney / Head (2), body (3), and tail (4) of pancreas
19 / Body of vertebra, descending aorta, and inferior vena cava
Ascending (22), transverse (3), and descending (9) colons
Descending (4), horizontal (5), and ascending (6) parts of the duodenum; jejunum (7, 8) and ileum (23)
Perirenal fat (20) and left kidney (12)
20 / Body of vertebra and ilium (6). Note the spelling of ilium (bone) versus ileum (small intestine)
The descending aorta has divided into two arteries (10 and 12) and the inferior vena cava into two veins (11 and 13)
Small intestine (3) and mesentery proper (1)
Descending colon (4)
21 / Small intestine (1), mesentery proper (2), and rectum (8)
22 / Rectum (10)
Head of femur (5) / Urinary bladder (1) and ureter (2)
23 / Rectum (10)
Head (4), neck (5), and greater trochanter ( 6) of femur; symphysis pubis (1) / Prostate gland (11) / [Explain catheter with balloon in rectum]
24 / Anal canal (16) and external anal sphincter (17)
Shaft of femur (13 and 18) / Corpora cavernosa (1), corpus spongiosum (2), spermatic cord (3), spongy urethra (4), and bulb of penis (5)
25 / Anal canal (16) and anal columns (17) / Mons pubis (1), symphysis pubis (2), and vagina (14)
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