Planes & Sections
Body Cavities
Directional Terminology
Body Surface Terminology
Divisions of the Abdomionopelvic Cavity
Body Systems
100
This plane is the only horizontal plane. It slices the body into upper and lower portions.
What is the transverse plane?
100
This term means pertaining to the tail.
What is caudal?
100
This term means pertaining to the groin.
What is inguinal?
100

This are contains the belly button

What is the umbillical region?

100

The ________________ system is responsible for support and protection of the body; it also stores minerals like calcium.

What is the skeletal system? 

200
This cavity is the superior of two ventral cavities. It is enclosed by the ribs and separated from the abdominopelvic cavity by the diaphragm. It contains organs such as the lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea, aorta, and thymus gland.
What is the thoracic cavity?
200

The ear is __________ to the nose. 

What is lateral? 

200

This term refers to the region superior to the knee (thigh).

What is femoral?

200

The Left and Right mid Subdivisions of the Abdomen. 

What are the Left and Right Lumbar Regions?

200

This system includes three major types - cardiac, skeletal, and smooth.

What is the muscular system?

300
This plane is a vertical plane and runs from front to back. It slices the body into left and right portions.
What is the sagittal plane?
300

The shoulder is ________ (or nearer the trunk) than the elbow. 

What is proximal?

300
This term means pertaining to the kneecap.
What is patellar?
300

The region containing the appendix. 

What is the right iliac region?

300

The stomach, liver, small intestine and pancreas are all part of which system?

What is the Digestive System?

400
This plane is a vertical plane that runs from side to side. It slices the body into anterior and posterior portions.
What is the frontal (or coronal) plane?
400

This term means pertaining to back (side of the body).

What is dorsal or posterior?

400
This term means pertaining to the breast bone.
What is sternal?
400

This area contains the bladder. 

What is the hypogastric region?

400

This system's primary job is producing and removing liquid/metabolic waste from the body? 

What is the urinary system?

500

This is a ventral cavity which lies inside the chest and contains the heart.

What is the pericardial cavity?

500

The Palmar region is on this side of the body. 

What is anterior?

500

This term means pertaining to the shoulder.

What is acromial?

500

These two abdominal regions contain the stomach on the upper left side of the body. 

What is the Left Hypochondriac and Epigastric Region?

500

This system is a part of the immune system, it protects your body from illness-causing invaders with the following organs; Bone marrow, Thymus, Lymph nodes, Spleen, Tonsils, Mucous membranes.  

What is the Lymphatic System?

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