Body Planes/Cavities

Question 1

runs length wise or longitudinally down length of body; left and right

Answer 1

sagittal plane

Question 2

divided body into equal parts right down middle

Answer 2

mid sagittal plane

Question 3

runs longitudinally divides body/organ into anterior and posterior; front and back

Answer 3

frontal plane (coronal)

Question 4

runs horizontally divides body into superior and inferior; above and below

Answer 4

transverse plane

Question 5

within skull, contains brain

Answer 5

cranial cavity

Question 6

runs within vertebral column, protects spinal cord

Answer 6

spinal cavity

Question 7

contains heart and lungs which are protected by ribcage

Answer 7

thoracic cavity

Question 8

inferior to muscular diaphragm

Answer 8

abdominopelvic cavity

Question 9

houses stomach, intestines, liver, etc.

Answer 9

pelvic cavity

Question 10

enclosed by pelvis and contains reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum

Answer 10

pelvic cavity

Question 11

consists of cranial and spinal cavity

Answer 11

dorsal body cavity

Question 12

subdivided; contains thoracic, abdominopelvic, abdominal, and pelvic cavity

Answer 12

ventral body cavity