Directions of the Body
Body Planes
Body Cavities
Subdivisions of the Abdomen
Body Regions/Parts
100
Toward the side; away from the mid-sagittal plane
What is lateral
100
Mid-sagittal and Para-Sagittal are two planes that are similar to this of this type of plane
What is sagittal
100
This cavity has two subdivisions: the cranial cavity and the vertebral or spinal cavity
What is the Dorsal Body Cavity
100
The area in which your appendix is located
What is the right lower quandrant
100
The lower back
What is the lumbar
200
Toward the top of the body
What is superior
200
This section is a combo of either a sagittal and coronal cut or a sagittal and transverse cut
What is the oblique section
200
This body cavity contains organs called viscera and they are usually covered with the serous membrane
What is the Ventral Body Cavity
200
The area where your pancreas is located
What is the left hypochondriac region
200
The shoulders
What is the acromial
300
Away from the trunk or point of attachment
What is distal
300
A cut across both of the hips would divide into this type of plane
What is the Transverse/ Horizontal Plane
300
This cavity is the inferior portion of the ventral body cavity below the diaphragm and is encircled by the abdominal wall, bones, and muscles of pelvis
What is the Abdominopelvic Cavity
300
The region in which the belly button is located
What is the umbilical region
300
The knee cap
What is the patellar
400
The arm muscles are ___ to the skin
What is deep
400
This plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions
What is the coronal plane
400
This cavity is encircled by the ribs, the sternum, the vertebral column, and muscle.
What is the Thoracic Cavity
400
The region in which the kidneys are located
What is the right/left lumbar region
400
The eye
What is the orbital
500
The neck is ___ to the head
What is inferior
500
This section is divided after a cut is made along the longest axis of a subject
What is the longitudinal section
500
This is a midline wall of tissue that contains the heart and great vessels, the esophagus, the trachea, and thymus.
What is Mediastinum
500
The region in which the large intestine is located
What is the hypogastric region
500
The elbow
What is the cubital