Body Planes
horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions
What is transverse body plane?
toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above
What is Superior?
away from the midline; on the outer side of
What is lateral?
Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver, and other organs
What is the abdominal cavity?
Region between the lungs in the chest cavity.
mediastinum
Divides the body into front and back portions.
What is frontal or coronal plane?
away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below
What is inferior?
Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
WHat is Proximal?
The body cavity in mammals that houses the lungs and heart. It is surrounded in part by ribs and separated from the lower abdominal cavity by the diaphragm.
What is the thoracic cavity?
contains the heart
What is pericardial cavity?
divides body into left and right
What is sagittal or mid-sagittal plane?
Front of body; in front of
What is Anterior (Ventral)?
farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
What is Distal?
space inside the skull containing the brain
What is the cranial cavity?
contains the cranial cavity and spinal column
What is the dorsal body cavity?
mechanisms that keeps your body in balance
What is Positive and negative feedback loop?
Backside of the body; behind
What is Posterior (Dorsal)?
Where is the liver
What is the RUQ?
contains the spinal cord
What is the spinal cavity?
A sheet of muscle that forms the bottom wall of the thoracic cavity in mammals; active in ventilating the lungs.
What is the diaphragm?
the body remaining in a state of balance
What is homeostasis?
Toward the midline of the body; on the inner side
What is Medial?
Where is the ovarys
What is the RLQ/LLQ?
The blanket term for the cavity containing both the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
What is the ventral body cavity?
the body cavity that can be subdivided into four quadrants and nine regions:
What is the thoracic cavity?