Body Planes Flashcards
imaginary lines drawn through
The body at various parts to separate
body into sections
Body planes
A horizantal plane that divides the body into a top and a bottoms
half
Transverse plane
Body parts located near the head
Cranial
One long continuous cavity located in the back of the body
Dorsal cavity
Contains the brain (cavity)
Cranial cavity
Contains the spinal cord
Spinal cavity
Is separated into two distinct cavities by the dome shaped muscle called the diaphragm
Ventral cavity
Located in the chest (cavity)
Thoracic cavity
Is divided into an upper and lower part (cavity)
Abdominal cavity
Contains the urinary bladder (cavity)
Pelvic cavity
For the eyes
Orbital cavity
For the nose structures
Nasal cavity
For the teeth and tongue (cavity)
Bucal cavity
Top right corner (1/9)
Right hypochondriac region
Right middle (2/9)
Right lumbar region