Body Planes and Cavities
This plane separates the body into right and left halves.
What is Midsagittal or Median plane?
This direction means towards the head.
What is Superior?
What is Cephalic?
This is the definition of of homeostatis.
What is maintaining a stable internal environment for the body?
Pertaining to the side
What is lateral?
This plane separates the body into front and back portions.
What is Coronal or Frontal plane?
Jelly-like substance that surrounds the nucleus and fills the cells.
What is Cytoplasm?
This body system transports oxygen and nutrients throughout the body.
Bonus: Name the parts of this body system
Blood
Arteries, Veins, WBCs, RBCs, platelets, plasma
On the surface of the body
What is superficial?
The Dorsal body cavity is separated into what cavities?
What are the cranial and spinal cavities?
Organelle that is involved in digesting nutrients.
What are Lysosomes?
This direction means to the front.
What is Anterior?
What is Ventral?
What structures/organs does the Gastrointestinal system contain?
Bonus: What is its function?
Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small & large intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas
Breakdown, digestion, and absorption of nutrients
Lying on one's back
What is supine?
The thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities are found in what body cavity?
What is the Ventral body cavity?
The "control center" of the cell that contains DNA.
What is the nucleus?
This direction means towards the back?
What is Posterior?
What is Dorsal?
Produces hormones that circulate in the blood.
Bonus: Name the structures in this body system.
What is the Endocrine System?
Pituitary, Hypothalamus, Pineal gland, Thyroid, Pancreas, Adrenals, Thymus, Ovaries, Testes
Pertaining to the palm
What is palmar?
This plane divides the body into an upper and lower part.
What is the transverse plane?
The "power house" of the cell. Gives the cell energy.
What is the Mitochondrion?
What body system contains Lymph, Lymph nodes, Thymus, Tonsils, Spleen, etc..
Bonus: What is the function of this body system?
What is the lymphatic and Immune System
Maintains fluid balance and provides immunity to protect the internal environment
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What is abdomen?