Planes of Body
Plane of the body that separates the body into superior and inferior portions
What is Transverse Plane?
Term that means closer to the middle
What is Medial?
This body cavity contains the brain
What is Cranial Cavity?
The name of the right upper abdominal area
What is Right Hypochondriac Region?
The mouth is located _____ to the ears
What is medial?
The plane that separates the body into anterior and posterior portions
What is Coronal Plane?
Term that means nearer to the center of the body
What is Proximal?
The body cavity that contains the urinary organs
What is Pelvic Cavity?
The middle most part of the abdominal area
What is Umbilical Region?
The elbow is located _____ to the wrist
What is proximal?
The plane that separates into equal right and left sides of the body
What is Midsagittal Plane?
Term that means towards the head
What is Superior?
The body cavity that encases the lungs
What is Pleural Cavity?
The lower left area of the abdominal area
What is Left Iliac Region?
The lungs are located ____ to the ribs
What is posterior?
The plane that cuts into the body at an odd angle
What is Oblique Plane?
Term that means closer to the surface of skin
What is Superficial?
The body cavity that contains the heart
What is Thoracic Region?
What is Right Iliac Region?
The umbilicus is located ______ to the sternum
What is inferior?
The plane that separates the body into any left and right side
What is Sagittal Plane?
Term that means further away from the midline
What is Lateral?
The body cavity that contains the stomach
What is Abdominal Region?
The region that contains the stomach and spleen?
What is Left Hypochondriac Region?
The knee is located _______ to the hip
What is distal?