INTRO MATERIAL: Body Planes, Body Cavities, Serous Membranes, etc. Flashcards
Name the serous membrane.
(lining the sac that the heart sits in)

parietal pericardium
Name the body plane.

transverse plane
Name the body cavity.

thoracic cavity
Name the body plane.

sagittal plane
Name the body cavity.

pleural cavities
Name the body plane.

coronal plane
Name the serous membrane.
(lining inside wall of abdominal cavity)

parietal peritoneum
What is the correct directional term used to describe the following statement?
closer to the midline of the body
medial
Name the body cavity.

ventral cavity
What is the correct directional term used to describe the following statement?
furthest from point of attachment to trunk (furthest from the origin)
distal
What is the correct directional term used to describe the following statement?
above
superior
What is the correct directional term used to describe the following statement?
on the inside (furthest from the surface)
deep
Name the serous membrane.
(lining inside wall of abdominal cavity)

parietal peritoneum
Name the body cavity.

abdominal cavity
What is the correct directional term used to describe the following statement?
below
inferior
Name the body cavity.

mediastinum
What is the correct directional term used to describe the following statement?
on the outside (closest to the surface)
superficial
Name the serous membrane.
(lining surface of organ)

visceral peritoneum
Name the serous membrane.
(lining surface of lung)

visceral pleura
What is the correct directional term used to describe the following statement?
toward the front of the body
anterior
Name the body cavity.

pelvic cavity
What is the correct directional term used to describe the following statement?
closest to point of attachment to trunk (closer to the origin)
proximal
Name the serous membrane.
(lining surface of the heart)

visceral pericardium
Name the body cavity.

thoracic cavity
Name the body cavity.

abdominopelvic cavity
Name the body cavity.

abdominopelvic cavity
What is the correct directional term used to describe the following statement?
toward the back of the body
posterior
Name the body cavity.

abdominal cavity
Name the serous membrane.
(lining surface of organ)

visceral peritoneum
Name the body cavity.

vertebral canal
Name the body cavity.

pelvic cavity
Name the body cavity.

posterior aspect (dorsal cavity)
Name the serous membrane.
(lining inside of thoracic cavity)

parietal pleura
What is the correct directional term used to describe the following statement?
further away from the midline of the body
lateral
Name the body cavity.

cranial cavity