Human Body Terminologies Flashcards
What plane runs vertically through the body and separates it into right and left parts?
Sagittal plane
What plane runs parallel to the surface of the ground, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts?
Transverse (horizontal) plane
What plane runs vertically from right to left and divides the body into anterior and posterior parts?
Frontal (coronal) plane
A cut along the length of the organ.
Longitudinal section
A cut completely through an organ.
Transverse section
A cut made diagonally across the long axis.
Oblique section
A cavity that is surrounded by the rib cage and is separated from the abdominal cavity by the muscular diaphragm.
Thoracic cavity
What is the central structure between the two lungs that houses the heart, thymus, trachea, esophagus, and etc.?
Mediastinum
A cavity that is bounded primarily by the abdominal muscles and contains the stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, and kidneys.
Abdominal Cavity
A small cavity enclosed by bones of the pelvis and contains the urinary bladder, part of the large intestine, and the internal reproductive organs.
Pelvic Cavity
What lines the trunk cavities and covers the organs of these cavities?
Serous membrane
What do you call the inner part of a serous membrane?
Visceral serous membrane
What do you call the outer part of a serous membrane?
Parietal serous membrane
A serous-membrane-lined cavity that surrounds the heart.
Pericardial cavity
A serous-membrane-lined cavity that surrounds each lungs.
Pleural cavity
A serous-membrane-lined cavity inside the abdominopelvic cavity.
Peritoneal cavity
Inflammation of the pericardium.
Pericarditis
Inflammation of the pleura.
Pleurisy
Inflammation of the peritoneum.
Peritonitis
What connects the visceral peritoneum of some abdominopelvic organs to the parietal peritoneum on the body wall or to the visceral peritoneum of other abdominopelvic organs?
Mesenteries
Organs that are more closely attached to the body wall and do not have mesenteries.
Retroperitoneal
