PLANES, trains, and automobiles
Horizontal plane that divides the body into a top half and bottom half.
What is the transverse plane?
Body parts on the FRONT of the body.
What is Ventral or anterior?
The cavity that contains the brain.
What is the cranial cavity?
Region above the stomach.
What is the epigastric region?
The abdomen is divided into 4 ___________.
What are quadrants?
Plane that divides the body into right and left sides.
What is the midsagittal plane?
Body parts close to the midline.
What is Medial?
This cavity contains the esophagus, trachea, bronchi, lungs, heart, and large blood vessels.
What is the thoracic cavity?
Region on the left side below the ribs.
What is the left hypochondriac region?
Term used to describe body parts located near the sacral region or "tail".
What is caudal?
Plane that divides the body into a front half and back half.
What is the frontal Plane?
Body parts away from the midline.
What is lateral?
Cavity divided into two sections, upper and lower.
What is the abdominal cavity?
Region in the middle of the abdomen.
What is the umbilical region?
This body cavity contains the nose.
What is the nasal cavity?
directional term that describes the area BELOW the transverse plane is
What is Inferior?
Body parts on the back of the body.
What is Dorsal or posterior?
The cavity where the eyes are located.
What is the orbital cavity?
Region on the right side near the groin.
What is the right iliac or inguinal region?
The number of regions that the abdomen is divided into
What is 9?
Body parts ABOVE the transverse plane are said to be...
What is superior?
Body parts close to the point of reference.
What is Proximal?
This cavity contains the mouth, teeth and tongue.
What is the buccal cavity?
Region below the stomach.
What is the hypogastric or pelvic region?
Fill in the blank in the following statement: The finger tips are _____________ to the shoulder.
What is distal?