Body Planes and Cavities

Question 1

Sagittal Plane

Answer 1

Divides the body into right and left sides

Question 2

Midsaggital Plane

Answer 2

Divides the body into equal left and right sides

Question 3

Transverse Plane

Answer 3

Divides the body into upper and lower sections

Question 4

Frontal plane

Answer 4

Also known as coronal plane, divides the body into anterior and posterior sections

Question 5

Cranial cavity

Answer 5

Within the skull; houses the meninges (brain)

Question 6

Spinal Cavity

Answer 6

Traveling down the midline of the back and formed by the vertebrae, this contains the spinal cord

Question 7

Thoracic cavity

Answer 7

Within the chest; houses the lungs, heart, and major vessels

Question 8

Abdominal cavity

Answer 8

Within the abdomen; houses several major organs such as the stomach, liver, gallbladder, and intestines

Question 9

Pelvic Cavity

Answer 9

Inferior to the abdominal cavity; houses the bladder and reproductive organs