Body Cavities & Regions 1
houses the brain
What is the cranial cavity?
Cavity that houses the vertebrae
What is the spinal cavity?
the upper chest cavitiy
What is the thoracic cavity?
the largest cavity in the human body
What is abdominopelvic cavity?
Mostly houses reproductive and urinary structures
What is the pelvic cavity?
Houses mostly digestive organs, such as the stomach, liver, and pancreas.
What is the abdominal cavity?
The diaphragm separates the abdominal cavity from this cavity
What is the Thoracic cavity?
The region where the leg attaches to the pelvis
What is the Inguinal?
The region of your chin
What is the mental region?
the front of the knee
What is patellar?
the back of the knee?
What is popliteal?
Region containing the shin
What is crural?
the calf region
What is sural?
the sole of the foot
What is plantar?
the ankle
What is tarsal?
the big toe
What is hallux?
a plane that sections the body into anterior and posterior portions
What is coronal plane?
a plane that sections the human body into left and right portions
What is a sagittal plane?
a plane that sections the human body into superior and inferior portions
What is transverse plane?
A plane that sections the human body into equal left and right halves
What is a midsagittal plane?
Cavity that houses all anterior cavities
What is ventral?
It is the Abdominopelvic region where you find the Vermiform Appendix
What is the right Iliac??
it is the region that has the calf muscle
What is Sural?
the thumb
What is pollex?
region between the clavicle and the scapula
What is acromial?