Anatomical Directional Terms & Planes
This term refers to a position where a person stands upright, facing forward, with arms at their sides and palms facing forward.
What is anatomical position?)
The brain is housed within this body cavity.
What is the cranial cavity?
This term describes the body's ability to maintain a stable internal environment despite external changes.
What is homeostasis?
This body system is responsible for breaking down food and absorbing nutrients.
What is the digestive system?
This animated movie features a young clownfish named Nemo who gets lost, prompting his father to embark on a cross-ocean journey.
What is Finding Nemo?
This term describes a body part that is closer to the midline of the body compared to another body part.
What is medial?
The lungs and heart are found within this large anterior cavity.
What is the thoracic cavity?
When the body gets too hot, it does this to cool down, using sweat glands to release moisture.
What is sweating?
The femur, humerus, and tibia are part of this system, which provides support and structure.
What is the skeletal system?)
This 2021 sci-fi epic, based on a novel by Frank Herbert, featured Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides.
What is Dune?
The three major planes of the body are sagittal, frontal, and this plane, which divides the body into upper and lower portions.
What is the transverse plane?
The abdominal cavity is part of this larger cavity, which also contains the pelvic cavity.
What is the abdominopelvic cavity?
Sweating to cool the body when it is overheated is an example of this type of feedback loop.
What is negative feedback?
The heart, arteries, and veins are all part of this system, which transports oxygen and nutrients throughout the body.
What is the cardiovascular system?
This sci-fi film franchise follows a group of rebels fighting against an evil empire in a galaxy far, far away.
What is Star Wars?
This directional term describes a structure that is farther from the trunk or point of attachment.
What is distal?)
The spinal cord is protected by this cavity, which runs along the back of the body.
What is the vertebral cavity?
This condition occurs when the body fails to regulate blood glucose levels properly, often requiring insulin management.
What is diabetes?
The brain, spinal cord, and nerves make up this system, which controls body functions and responses.
What is the nervous system?
This Marvel Cinematic Universe film became the highest-grossing movie of all time (before being dethroned by Avatar's re-release).
What is Avenger's Endgame
A movement occurring in this plane would include jumping jacks, as it divides the body into front and back halves.
What is the frontal plane?)
The diaphragm is the muscle that separates these two major cavities.
What are the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities?
The body's ability to regulate blood glucose levels is primarily controlled by this organ.
What is the pancreas?
This muscular structure plays a key role in the respiratory system by contracting and relaxing to help with breathing.
What is the diaphragm?
This 1993 sports movie follows a group of underdog Jamaican athletes who compete in the Winter Olympics as a bobsled team.
What is Cool Runnings?