Body Planes, Directions, and Cavities Review
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
