Planes/Directions
I am also called coronal plane, dividing the body into anterior and posterior sections
FRONTAL PLANE
I am the cavity that houses reproductive organs
pelvic cavity
I also house the bladder
prevents infections in the body together
immune and lymphatic system
Toward the front of the body (ventral)
ANTERIOR
Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development what stage would Generativity vs Stagnation occur? .
middle adults
I divide the body into left and right sides.
SAGITTAL PLANE -mid sagittal refers to equal division of left and right sides running along the midline of the body
I am the cavity that houses the lungs.
thoracic cavity
I also house the heart and major vessels
This body system has two main sections: PNS and CNS
nervous system
a position located above or higher than another part of the body.
SUPERIOR
The heart is superior to the stomach.
Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development with what stage would Industry vs Inferiority occur?
school age children
I divide the body into upper and lower sections, not necessarily equal
TRANSVERSE PLANE
Spinal cavity
contains the small and large intestines
gastrointestinal system
further from the body's trunk
DISTAL
Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development with what stage would Identity vs Role confusion occur
adolescents
Positioned farther away from the middle or center line of the body
LATERAL
your ears are lateral to your nose.
I am the cavity that houses the liver and gallbladder
abdominal cavity
I also house the stomach and intestines
contains organs and glands that produce, store and release hormones
endocrine system
closer to the body's trunk
proximal
Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development with what stage would Ego Integrity vs Despair occur?
older adults
a position closer to the middle or center line of the body
MEDIAL
The chest is medial to the arms because the chest sits closer to the center of the trunk.
I am the cavity that houses the meninges
cranial cavity
houses the brain
includes the largest organ of the body
integumentary system
Toward the back of the body (dorsal)
POSTERIOR
Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development with what stage would Trust vs Mistrust occur?
infant