Cavaties and Anatomical Terms

Question 1

What are the 2 largest Cavities?

Answer 1

• Dorsal cavity (spine and Head)

- Ventral Cavity (Torso)

Question 2

what makes up the Dorsal cavity?

Answer 2

• Cranial Cavity

- Spinal Cavity

Question 3

What makes up the Ventral Cavity?

Answer 3

• The Thoracic Cavity -> Pericardial Cavity + right/left Pleural Cavities
• The Abdominopelvic Cavity -> Pelvic Cavity + Abdominal Cavity

Question 4

What is in the Pelvic cavity?

Answer 4

• Bladder and reproductive organs

Question 5

what is in the abdominal cavity?

Answer 5

• stomach, liver, spleen and both intestines

Question 6

what is held in the pleural cavities?

Answer 6

• lungs

Question 7

Anterior and Posterior meaning?

Answer 7

Anterior = Front side
Posterior = Back side

Question 8

Superior and Inferior meaning?

Answer 8

Superior = higher or near the head
Inferior = lower or near the feet

Question 9

Proximal and Distal meaning?

Answer 9

Proximal = closer to the trunk
Distal = Further from the trunk

Question 10

Medial and Lateral meaning?

Answer 10

Medial = closer to the midline of the body
Lateral = further from the midline

Question 11

What planes are there?

Answer 11

• Mid/Para-Sagittal
• Transverse
• Frontal
• Oblique

Question 12

describe the Transverse and Frontal plane

Answer 12

transverse - vertically through the body

Frontal - Horizontally from ear to ear

Question 13

describe the Oblique and Sagittal planes

Answer 13

Oblique - diagonal cut
Mid-Sagittal - horizontally down the nose
Para-Sagittal - parallel to mid-sagittal