Anat & Phys

Investigation Agency
(APIA)
Ashley: Mike. Mike. Mike, wake up!!! Did you hear that?
Michael: What? Michael replied groggily.
Ashley: I thought I heard someone scream.
Michael: I didnt hear anything. Go back to sleep!
just a few seconds laterAshley jumps upright in the
bed.
Ashley: I KNOW you heard that!!!
Michael: Yeah I did
Ashley: Why dont you go and take a look?
Michael: Are you crazy??!! Whatever it is, well hear about it tomorrow on the news!
Frustrated, Ashley settles down to try to get some sleep while Michael picks up his snoring
where he left off. A few mornings later, they saw this in the news:
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/3-teens-accused-in-killings-of-2-female-roommates/nFDR7/

At the Coroners Office

Victim One
Found lying prone in the kitchen-dining room area amidst a pool of blood
Deep anterior laceration in the left lumbar
region, superior to the umbilicus
Contusion found in the upper right quadrant of
the hypochondriac region
9mm slug extracted from the upper thoracic
cavity just superficial to the heart
No apparent trauma to the viscera in either the
thoracic or abdominopelvic cavities
Unofficial cause of death: ______________stab
wound_________________________________

Victim Two
Found in main kitchen area lying supine with a hematoma on the anterior aspect of
the right femoral
Inferior to the left popliteal on the dorsal side of the body is a minor bruise
The frontal section of the cephalic indicated heavy subdural bleeding

 Unofficial cause of death: __________gun shot to the

head_______________________________________

Learning
Target
Proficiency

I can decipher a scenario that uses body positioning,

anatomical terminology, and levels of organization as
communication.
Descripto Definition
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Proficient

Developing

Basic

Minimal

No
Evidence

I can decipher a scenario that uses body positioning,

anatomical terminology, and levels of organization.
I can identify the relative positions of the body
(superior/inferior, anterior/posterior, medial/lateral,
proximal/distal, superficial deep).
I can label the body cavities, sections, and membranes, and
regions found in the appendicular and axial portion of the
body and the subdivisions of each.
I can define anatomy physiology, and the anatomical position
and list the levels of organization of the body.
No evidence.

Questions
1. What is anatomical position? Why is it important?
The description of a region of the body in a specific stance because it can tell a story on how
people died and it can help determine if an injury to that area is significant in the cause of death.
Certain areas contain vital organs and tissues.

2. What are the planes through the human body? Explain how they divide the body.
Sagittal- left and right
Transverse- upper and lower
Coronal-front and back
3. In which abdominopelvic region is each of the following found?
a. most of the liver-Right upper quadrant or right hypochondriac region
b. Appendix- Right iliac region
c. ascending colon- Right lumbar region
d. urinary bladder- Hypogastric region

Challenge:

Use the description of the victims and your paper dolls to demonstrate the crime scene
as described (take pictures of scene and include them below).