Week 5 · July 13 to 16, 2026
The Digestive System and Abdominopelvic Anatomy
Week 5 takes you through the abdomen and pelvis: the digestive system, the abdominal and pelvic wall, the lower limb, and a third 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 4 and Success Tool
Lab Exam 4 covers Week 4, 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 5 with your team and build the differential.
Thursday
Present and TBL
Team presentations and the weekly Team-Based Learning session.
Study this week
Two pages to work through.
Week 5 covers the digestive system in lecture, with the abdominal and pelvic wall, the lower limb, and regional vessels and nerves at the lab bench. Your concept pages are below.
Case and TBL
Work Unknown Case 5, then present it Thursday.
Your case this week. Unknown Case 5 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 5 · Monday, July 20
Lab Exam 5 covers this week: the digestive system, the abdominal and pelvic wall, lower extremity muscles, and regional vessels and nerves.