Body Planes, Directions, and Cavities Review

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Which of the following statements is not correct if the body is in anatomic position? A. The body is standing erect. B. The palms of the hand are facing forward. C. The arms are held out parallel to the floor. D. The body is facing forward.

C. The arms are held out parallel to the floor.

Proximal

Closer to the point of attachment

abdominal cavity

Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver, and other organs

pelvic cavity

Contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum

Another word for the term ventral is posterior

False

Body parts below the frontal plane are called inferior.

False

The abdominal cavity is frequently divided into six sections.

False

The caudal cavity contains the brain.

False

The dorsal cavities are larger than the ventral cavities

False

The lower abdominal cavity contains the stomach, small intestine, most of the large intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen.

False

The nasal cavity provides room for the nose and mouth

False

The transverse plane divides the body into a front section and a back section

False

Superior

Higher on the body, nearer to the head

This term is used to describe body parts located closer to the feet

Inferior

Body parts close to the midsagittal plane are called

Medial

Body parts close to the midsagittal plane are called ___

Medial

The cavity that contains the urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and the last part of the large intestine is the ____.

Pelvic Cavity

abdominal quadrants

RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ

The cavity that contains the heart, lungs, and large blood vessels is the ____.

Thoracic Cavity

The horizontal plane that divides the body into a top half and a bottom half is the

Transverse Plane

Body parts away from the midsagittal, or median, plane are lateral

True

Directional terms are created by body planes

True

Directional terms are created by body planes.

True

T or F Cranial is a term for body parts located near the head.

True

The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle that separates the ventral cavity into two distinct cavities

True

The diaphragm is important for respiration

True

The fingers are distal, and the wrist is proximal to the shoulder

True

The terms relating to body planes, directions, and cavities are used frequently in the study of human anatomy

True

The terms anterior and ventral are often used interchangeably. Which of these terms has the more precise meaning of "belly", or underside of the body?

Ventral

ventr

abdomen

dors

back of body

Inferior

below

The cavity for the mouth is the

buccal cavity

thorac

chest

cranial cavity

contains the brain

orbital cavity

contains the eyes

spinal cavity

contains the spinal cord

frontal (coronal) plane

divides body into front and back

Midsagittal (median) plane

divides the body into right and left sides

Ventral

front

ventral cavities

front of body; larger than dorsal cavity; contains two distinct cavities separated by the diaphragm

Anterior

front of the body

body planes

imaginary lines drawn through the body at various parts to separate the body into sections

dorsal cavity

includes the cranial and spinal cavities.

transverse plane

line that divides the body into upper and lower sections

thoracic cavity

located in the chest and contains the esophagus, trachea, bronchi, lungs, heart, and large blood vessels

The body plane that divides the body into right and left sides is the ___

midsagittal

Distal

most distant or farthest from the trunk

buccal cavity

mouth

proxim

near

epi-

on; over; upon

The cavity that contains the eyes is the

orbital cavity

Dorsal

pertaining to the back

Medial

pertaining to the middle

Caudal

pertaining to the tail

Body parts close to a point of reference are

proximal

abdominal regions

right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right iliac, hypogastric, left iliac

Lateral

side

Cranial

skull

nasal cavity

space between the cranium and the roof of the mouth

body cavities

spaces within the body that contain vital organs

The body is in anatomic position when

the body is facing forward

Posterior

toward the back

Which anatomical plane divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) sections?

transverse plane

Body parts in front of the frontal plane are called ____.

ventral or anterior


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