Week 4 · July 6 to 9, 2026
Upper Limb and Thoracic Muscles, and the Lymphatic System
Week 4 is regional muscle anatomy: thoracic and back muscles, the upper limb, the lymphatic and immune system, and another set of regional vessels and nerves.
Your week at a glance
Four days, building toward one case.
Each week follows the same rhythm. You prepare, you practice, you work a real case with your team, and you present it at the TBL.
Monday
Lab Exam 3 and Success Tool
Lab Exam 3 covers Week 3, in the morning. Then concept framing and a study prompt for this week's case.
Tuesday
Active Learning
A drawing or concept map applied to this week's case content.
Wednesday
Run the Case
Work Unknown Case 4 with your team and build the differential.
Thursday
Present and TBL
Team presentations and the weekly Team-Based Learning session.
Study this week
Three pages to work through.
Week 4 is heavy on regional muscle work at the lab bench: thoracic and back muscles, upper extremity muscles, and regional vessels and nerves. Your new concept page is the lymphatic and immune system; revisit your muscle pages from Week 2 as review.
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01
The Lymphatic and Immune System
Lymphatic vessels, the lymphoid organs, and the immune structures.
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02
Muscle Structure
Review: skeletal muscle structure, useful for this week's regional muscle work.
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03
Muscle Fascicles
Review: fascicle arrangement and the architecture of skeletal muscle.
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Lab Sprint
Week 4 Lab Sprints
Muscle tissue and the chest, shoulder, arm, and back muscles.
Open lab sprint
Case and TBL
Work Unknown Case 4, then present it Thursday.
Your case this week. Unknown Case 4 runs through the week. Work up the differential live in class with your team, and bring your reasoning to Thursday's TBL.
The weekly TBL. Thursday is your Team-Based Learning session. Come prepared: an individual readiness check comes first, then you take it again with your team, then your team presents its case. The TBL runs on InteDashboard.
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Looking ahead
Before the next week begins.
Lab Exam 4 · Monday, July 13
Lab Exam 4 covers this week: thoracic and back muscles, upper extremity muscles, the lymphatic and immune system, and regional vessels and nerves.