Body Cavities
The two main Cavities of the body.
What are the Dorsal and Ventral Cavities?
Fixed lines of reference along which the body is often divided or sectioned.
What are the body planes?
Means to the front (belly) side of the body
What is Anterior?
Means towards or near the medial plane/midline.
What is Medial?
Means lying on the back facing upward.
What is Supine?
The three cavities that make up the Ventral Cavity.
What are the Thoracic, Abdominal, and Pelvic?
Divides the body into anterior and posterior sections.
What is Frontal Plane?
Away from the medial plane or midline.
What is Lateral?
Below another structure.
What is Inferior?
Meaning toward the head.
What is Cranial?
The brain is located here.
What is the Cranial cavity?
Divides body into top (superior) and bottom (inferior) parts.
What s the Transverse plane?
Means the back side of the body.
What is Posterior?
Above another structure.
What is superior?
Means on or near the surface.
What is Superficial?
Two Cavities within the Dorsal Cavity.
What are the Cranial and Spinal Cavities?
Divides the body into two equal parts.
Left & Right
What is the Sagittal plane?
Means away from the point of attachment to the trunk.
What is Distal?
Near the point of attachment toward the trunk.
What is Proximal?
What in the cranial cavity?
What is brain and spinal cord.
Holds the lungs.
What is the Thoracic Cavity?
Standing erect
Facing forward
Arms at side
Palms forward
What is Anatomical Position?
Meaning toward the feet.
What is Caudal?
Means lying on the stomach facing downward.
What is Prone?
Means through the surface.
What is Deep?