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Planes and Sections
Anatomical Combining Forms
Directional Terms
Define the Term
Body Cavities
100
Number of different planes the human body can be divided into.
What is three?
100
lumb/o
What is the combining form for low back?
100
pertaining to nearest (to beginning of structure)
What is proximal?
100

What does Cardiomyopathy mean?

Heart muscle disease.
100
the heart, lungs, esophagus, and trachea are loctaed in this body cavity
What is the thoracic cavity?
200
Vertical plane that slices body into anterior abnd posterior portions.
What is the frontal (or coronal) plane?
200
cephal/o
What is the combining form for head?
200
lying on the belly with face down
What is prone?
200

What is the definition and what is wrong with this term:

Arthroitis

Has the O - inflammation of joints

200

The cavity the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities are located in

What is the anterior/ventral cavity?

300
Vertical plane that slices the body into right and left portions.
What is the sagittal plane?
300
ventr/o
What is the combining form for belly (side of the body)?
300
pertaining to the tail
What is caudal?
300

Hypogastric

Below the stomach

300
the muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity
What is the diaphragm?
400
Horizontal plane that slices the body into upper and lower portions.
What is the transverse plane?
400
glute/o
What is the combining form for buttocks?
400
nearer the surface
What is superficial?
400

Pathophysiologist

Specialist who studies the physiology of disease

400
cavity the cranial and spinal cavities are in
What is the dorsal cavity?
500
The two vertical planes.
What are the frontal (or coronal) and sagittal planes?
500

-malacia

softening of

500
side of the body the knee cap is located on
What is anterior?
500

What is wrong with this word AND define it:

Subothoracoic

Has 2 O's - below the thorax/chest

500

Why do we care about knowing the location and organs in each of the body cavities?

To describe pain/symptoms but to also know placement of organs so healthcare professionals know what organ might be involved.