PLANES
Which plane cuts the long axis of your body going from the front and back?
Coronal (Frontal) Plane
Position where your head is straight up, your arms are to the side and you are facing forward.
Anatomical Position
The space that is occupied by the brain/the space that is enclosed by the skull bones.
Cranial
The kneecap is in the _____ region of your leg.
Anterior or Ventral
Contains the brain.
Cranial Cavity
Which plane cuts the horizontal axis of your body going from superior and inferior?
Median (Midsagittal) Plane
Toward the head of your body. The upper half.
Superior or cranial
The space that occupies the ventral internal organs (superior to the diaphragm)
Thoracic
The bones are ______ to the skin.
Contains the lungs, ribs and the trachea.
Thoracic cavity
Which plane is a horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower sections?
Transverse (Axial) Plane
The lower part of your body, away from the head.
Inferior or caudal
The space that is occupied by the ventral internal organs that are inferior to the diaphragm and superior to the pelvic cavity.
Abdominal
Your middle toe is on the _______ region of your foot.
Medial
Contains the diaphragm, stomach and small/large intestines.
Which plane cuts the long axis of your body going left to right?
Sagittal (Lateral) Plane
On the surface or shallow. The opposite of deep.
Superficial
The space that is occupied by the spinal cord and enclosed by the vertebrae column that makes up the backbone.
Spinal
Your wrist is ______ to your shoulders.
Proximal
Contains the spinal cord.
Spinal cavity
Which plane cuts the body into EQUAL left and right sections?
Median (Midsagittal) Plane
Away from the center of the body. Away from the origin of another part of the body.
Distal
The space that is occupied by the ventral internal organs that are bordered by the bones of the pelvis.
Pelvic
Your back is on the _____ region of the body.
dorsal
Contains the uterus, bladder and the lower section of the spine.
Pelvic cavity