Body Planes
Which plane divides the body into left and right portions?
What is Sagittal plane?
What term means “toward the front of the body”?
What is Anterior?
Which cavity houses the brain?
What is Cranial cavity?
Which organ system transports oxygen and nutrients through the body?
What is Circulatory system?
What is the smallest living unit of the human body?
What is Cell?
Which plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions?
What is Frontal (coronal) plane?
What term means “toward the back of the body”?
What is Posterior?
Which cavity protects the spinal cord?
What is Spinal cavity?
Which organ system is responsible for gas exchange?
What is Respiratory system?
What organelle is the control center of the cell and contains DNA?
What is Nucleus?
Which plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions?
What is Transverse plane?
What term means “toward the midline of the body”?
What is Medial?
Which cavity contains the heart and lungs?
What is Thoracic cavity?
Which organ system breaks down food and absorbs nutrients?
What is Digestive system?
What organelle produces energy (ATP) for the cell?
What is Mitochondria?
Which plane divides the body into equal left and right halves?
What is Midsagittal plane?
What term means “away from the midline of the body”?
What is Lateral?
Which cavity contains most digestive organs?
What is Abdominal cavity?
Which organ system controls the body using electrical signals?
What is Nervous system?
What tissue type covers body surfaces and lines cavities?
What is Epithelial tissue?
Which plane is most commonly used for “cross-section” views in CT scans?
What is Transverse plane?
What term means “closer to the point of attachment”?
What is Proximal?
What structure separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
What is Diaphragm?
Which organ system regulates the body using hormones?
What is Endocrine system?
What tissue type contracts to produce movement?
What is Muscle tissue?