Body Cavities, Relative Positions, & Body Sections

Question 1

what are the 2 major cavities?

Answer 1

dorsal cavity and ventral cavity

Question 2

what does the dorsal cavity contain?

Answer 2

the cranial cavity and the vertebral canal

Question 3

what does the ventral cavity contain?

Answer 3

the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity

Question 4

what does the abdominopelvic cavity contain?

Answer 4

the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity

Question 5

what is the broad thin muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities?

Answer 5

the diaphragm

Question 6

above another part

Answer 6

superior

Question 7

below another part

Answer 7

inferior

Question 8

toward the front

Answer 8

anterior

Question 9

toward the back

Answer 9

posterior

Question 10

close to the center line of the body that divides the body into left & right

Answer 10

medial

Question 11

toward the right or left

Answer 11

lateral

Question 12

closer to the trunk or point of attachment

Answer 12

proximal

Question 13

further from the trunk or point or place of attachment

Answer 13

distal

Question 14

near the surface

Answer 14

superficial

Question 15

more internal

Answer 15

deep

Question 16

lengthwise cut that divides the body into left and right

Answer 16

sagittal

Question 17

horizontal cut that divides the body into superior and inferior portions

Answer 17

transverse

Question 18

vertical cut that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

Answer 18

coronal