Anatomical Direction
Towards the head
Superior
What muscle separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
Diaphragm
This body plane separates the body into upper and lower halves
transverse
The study of internal and external structures of the body
Anatomy
Abdominal Region #5
Umbilical
Toward the midline of the body
Medial
This body cavity contains the brain
cranial
This body plane separates the body into front and back sections
Frontal
Physiology
Abdominal Region # 2
Epigastric
Your knee is _________ to your ankle
Proximal
This body cavity contains the urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and last part of the intestine
Pelvic
This body plane separates the body into right and left halves
Sagittal
All chemical operations within the body
Metabolism
Abdominal Region #7
Right Iliac
Toward the front of the body
Anterior
This body cavity contains the stomach, small intestines, appendix, liver....
abdominal
When a cut is made on the sagittal plane that is perfectly down the midline of the body making two equal halves
midsagittal
Breaking down phase of metabolism
Catabolism
Abdominal Region #8
Hypogastric
Away from the surface of the body
deep
This body cavity contains the heart, lung, esophagus, trachea....
Thoracic
When making the motion of swinging your hips like a hula dancer, what body plane is this motion occurring on?
frontal
Physiological process that monitors and maintains a stable internal environment in the body
Homeostasis
Abdominal Region #3
Left Hypochondriac