Body Directions
Referring to the front side of the body
Direction referring away from the midline
What is lateral
This plane is cutting the body in two parts from the head to the toes
What is the sagittal plane
This cavity houses the brain
What is the cranial cavity
What is the region above the belly button
What is the epigastric region
referring to the backside of the body
what is posterior or ventral
Direction closer to the point of reference
What is proximal
This plane cut the body in half horizontal, into superior and inferior parts
What is the transverse plane
This cavity houses the spinal cord
What is the spinal, spinal cord or vertebral cavity
What is the region to the left and right of the epigastric region
Referring to the direction towards the head
What is cranial, cephalic or superior
Direction referring to further away from the point of reference
What is distal
This plane cuts the body in half, in two equal parts from head to toe
What is the midsagittal plane
This cavity houses the abdomen
What is the abdominal cavitiy
What is the region below the belly button
What is the hypogastric region
Referring to the direction toward the feet
What is inferior or caudal
Wha is the anatomical position
This cuts the body into two parts, the anterior and posterior view
What is the coronal plane
This cavity houses the reproductive organs and is below the abdominal cavity
What is the pelvic cavity
What is the region to the left and right of the hypogastric region
What is the left and right iliac region
Direction meaning towards the middle or midline of the body
What is medial
Refers to a side view of the body
What is lateral
What is another name for the coronel plane
What is the frontal plane
What is the name of the cavity of the abdominal and pelvic cavities combined
What is the abdominopelvic cavity
What is the region to the left and right of the umbilical region
What is the left and right lumbar region