Body Planes & Cavities

Question 1

sagittal plane

Answer 1

vertical line that divides the body into right and left sides

Question 2

midsagittal plane

Answer 2

passes right through the midline of the body dividing it in equal sides

Question 3

parasagittal plane

Answer 3

does not pass through the midline but divides the body into unequal parts.

Question 4

frontal plane

Answer 4

divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

Question 5

transverse plane

Answer 5

divides the body into superior and inferior portions

Question 6

dorsal cavity

Answer 6

containing the skull, brain and the vertebral canal containing the spinal cord and beginning roots of spinal nerves

Question 7

thoracic cavity

Answer 7

contains two pleural cavities and a pericardial cavity. the pleural cavities hold the lungs

Question 8

ventral cavity

Answer 8

located in the front of the body. It is subdivided into thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

Question 9

the mediastinum

Answer 9

the esophagus, trachea, thymus gland and large blood and lymphatic vessels can be found in it

Question 10

pericardial cavity

Answer 10

it is a fluid filled space with serous membrane that supports and protects the heart

Question 11

abnominalpelvic cavity

Answer 11

it is divided into two sections; abdominal and pelvic

Question 12

abdominal cabity

Answer 12

contains the stomach, spleen, liver, pancreas, small intestine and most of the large intestine

Question 13

pelvic cavity

Answer 13

contains the urinary bladder, portions of large intestine, and internal organs of reproduction.