Body Cavities
Houses the cranial and vertebral cavities
What is the dorsal cavity
patient is upright, with palms facing forward
Toward the head
What is superior
lateral
What is medial
located above the umbilical region
what is the epigastric region
cavity where the heart is located
what is the thoracic cavity
moving away from the midline
what is lateral
Away from the head
What is inferior
proximal
what is distal
where the belly button is located
what is the umbilical region
cavity where the urinary bladder is housed
what is the pelvic cavity
nearest point of attachment to the trunk
what is proximal
cuts the body into upper and lower sections
what is the transverse plane
deep
what is superficial
regions over the left and right hips
what are the inguinal or iliac regions
the brain is found in this cavity
what is the cranial
The hip is ______ to the belly button
what is lateral
another name for the frontal plane
what is the coronal plane
plantar
what is dorsum
region where the appendix is located
what is the right inguinal/iliac region
divides the thoracic and abdominal cavities
what is the diaphragm
plane that separates the body into left and right halves
what is the midsagittal plane
what is deep
prone
what is the left hypochondriac region