4th 10 Flashcards
The dorsal cavity contains?
The cranial cavity and the vertebral (spinal) cavity
The ventral cavity contains?
Thoracic cavity which contains the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity
pleural cavity surrounds what organ
Pericardial cavity surrounds what organ
Lungs
Heart
The ventral cavity also contains the?
Abdominopelvic cavity which can be separated into abdominal and pelvic cavities
toward the head end of the body; upper (example, the hand is part of the BLANK
Superior or cranial
Away from the head; lower (example, the foot is part of the BLANK BLANK
Inferior or craudal
front (example, the kneecap is located on the BLANK side of the leg).
Anterior or ventral
back (example, the shoulder blades are located on the BLANK side of the body).
Posterior or dorsal
toward the midline of the body (example, the middle toe is located at the BLANK side of the
foot).
Medial
away from the midline of the body (example, the little toe is located at the BLANK side of the
foot).
Lateral
toward or nearest the trunk or the point of origin of a part (example, the blank end of the
femur joins with the pelvic bone).
Proximal
away from or farthest from the trunk or the point or origin of a part (example, the hand is located
at the BLANK end of the forearm).
Distal
