Planes
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Cavities
Misc
100
Horizontal plane that divides the body into a top half and bottom half.
What is Transverse plane?
100
Body parts on the front of the body.
What is Ventral or anterior?
100
Contains the brain.
What is Cranial?
100

The fingertips are ______________to the shoulder

What is distal

200
Plane that divides the body into right and left sides.
What is Midsaggital plane?
200
Body parts close to the midline.
What is Medial?
200
Contains the esophagus, trachea, bronchi, lungs, heart, andlarge blood vessels.
What is Thoracic cavity?
200

Body parts located below the transverse plane

What is Inferior

300
Plane that divides the body into a front half and back half.
What is Frontal Plane?
300
Body parts away from the midline.
What is lateral?
300
Cavity divided into two sections, upper and lower.
What is Abdominal cavity?
300
Your head is _______________ to your feet

Superior

400
The area below the transverse plane is _____________.
What is Inferior?
400
Body parts on the back of the body.
What is Dorsal or posterior?
400

Contains the spinal cord

What is the spinal cavity

400

Your toes are ________________ to your hip

What is distal

500
Body parts above the transverse plane.
What is Superior?
500
Body parts close to the point of reference.
What is Proximal?
500

Contains the bladder and reproductive organs

What is the pelvic cavity

500
Region below the stomach.
What is Hypogastric or pelvic?
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