Chapter 1 Body Planes And Sections/ Cavities

Question 0

Frontal

Answer 0

Frontal divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

Question 1

Saggital

Answer 1

Divides the body into right and left parts

Question 2

Transverse / Cross Section

Answer 2

Divides the body into superior / inferior parts

Question 3

Midsagittal

Answer 3

Saggital plane that lies on midline

Question 4

Oblique

Answer 4

Cuts diagonally

Question 5

Dorsal body cavity

Answer 5

Function is to protect the nervous system contains cranial/ spinal cavity

Question 6

Cranial Cavity

Answer 6

Within the skull encases the brain

Question 7

Vertebral/Spinal cavity

Answer 7

Runs within the vertebral column; encases the spinal cord

Question 8

Ventral Body Cavity

Answer 8

Located anterior to the dorsal cavity

Contains the internal organs (viscera)

Question 9

Viscera

Answer 9

Internal organs

Question 10

Thoracic Cavity

Answer 10

Superior to the abdominopelbic cavity

Contains lungs and heart

Question 11

Pericardial cavity

Answer 11

a potential space between the parietal pericardium and visceral layer.

Question 12

Abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 12

Contains abdominal organs divided into abdominal and pelvic regions

Question 13

Serous membrane

Answer 13

Covers internal organs