Body Planes & Directions

Question 1

dorsal cavity

Answer 1

posterior/dorsal surface of the body and surrounds the brain and the spinal cord

Question 2

cranial cavity

Answer 2

the bones of the skill create the cranial cavity to protect the brain

Question 3

spinal (vertebral) cavity

Answer 3

formed by the vertebrae of the spine and surrounds the spinal cord

Question 4

ventral cavity

Answer 4

located on the anterior/ventral surface of the body which contains the chest and abdomen

Question 5

thoracic cavity

Answer 5

the portion of the ventral cavity superior to the diaphragm

Question 6

pleural cavities

Answer 6

the spaces surrounding each lung

Question 7

pericardial cavity

Answer 7

space where the heart is located

Question 8

abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 8

the portion of the ventral cavity inferior to the diaphragm

Question 9

sagittal

Answer 9

divides the body or organ vertically into right and left unequal parts

Question 10

midsagittal

Answer 10

divides the body or organ vertically into equal right and left parts

Question 11

frontal/coronal

Answer 11

a vertical plane dividing the body or organ into anterior and posterior parts

Question 12

transverse

Answer 12

a horizontal plane dividing the body or organ into superior and inferior section

Question 13

superior

Answer 13

upper or above something

Question 14

inferior

Answer 14

lower or below something

Question 15

anterior or ventral

Answer 15

front, in front of

Question 16

posterior

Answer 16

after, behind, following, toward the rear

Question 17

medial

Answer 17

toward the mid-line, middle, away from the side

Question 18

lateral

Answer 18

toward the side of the body, away from the midline

Question 19

proximal

Answer 19

toward or near the trunk

Question 20

distal

Answer 20

away from, farther from the origin or attachment to the body

Question 21

dorsal

Answer 21

near the upper surface, toward the back

Question 22

ventral

Answer 22

toward the bottom, toward the belly

Question 23

cranial

Answer 23

refers to the head of the body

Question 24

internal

Answer 24

inside the body