Body Cavities
What is a space within the body that contains vital organs?
Cavity
Which cavity contains the eye structures?
Orbital
How many regions can the abdominal cavity be divided into?
9 or 4
What is a body plane?
An imaginary line drawn through the body to separate it into sections.
Define superior
Above
Which cavity is known as the chest cavity?
Thoracic
What does the nasal cavity contain?
Parts that form the nose
What are the names of the four quadrants?
Right upper quadrant (RUQ), left upper quadrant (LUQ), right lower quadrant (RLQ), left lower quadrant (LLQ)
What are the three body planes?
Midsagittal, transverse, and frontal
Define inferior
Below
What two sections divide the dorsal cavity?
Cranial and Spinal Cavities
What is housed in the oral cavity?
Teeth and tongue
What is the hypogastric region?
The region below the stomach
How does the transverse plane divide the body?
Superior (top) and inferior (bottom)
What does proximal mean?
Closer to the point of attachment
What does the abdominal cavity contain?
Stomach, small intestine, most of the large intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen
Name one smaller cavity found in the skull
Orbital, nasal, or oral cavity
What does the iliac region refer to?
The region near the hips
How does the midsagittal plane divide the body?
Middle to Lateral
What does distal mean?
Further from the point of attachment
What are the three sections of the ventral cavity?
Thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavities
What do the orbital, nasal, and oral cavities have in common?
They are all smaller cavities within the skull
Name the central abdominal region located above the stomach
Epigastric
How does the frontal plane divide the body?
Anterior (front) and posterior (back)
What is the definition of medial?
Closer to the midline