Language Of Anatomy 3 Flashcards
Plane
When the section is made through the body wall or through an organ, it is made along an imaginary line or surface called a plane
Section
A cut
Sagittal plane
Divides the body into right and left parts
Midsaggittal (median) plane
Divides the body into EQUAL right and left parts
Parasagittal plane
Divides the body into UNEQUAL left and right parts
Coronal (frontal) plane
A longitudinal plane that divides the body (or an organ) into anterior and posterior parts (front/back)
Transverse plane
Divides the body into superior and inferior parts (top/bottom)
Cross sections
When organs are sectioned along the transverse plane, the sections are commonly called cross sections
Cranial cavity
The cavity in which the brain is enclosed within the rigid skull
Vertebral (spinal) cavity
The cavity the spinal cord is in
Dorsal cavity
Included the cranial and spinal cavities
Abdominal cavity
The area that houses the stomach, intensities, liver, and [some] other organs
Pelvic cavity
The region that is partially enclosed by the bony pelvis and contains the reproductive organs (urinary) bladder and rectum
Abdominopelvic cavity
The cavity inferior to the diaphragm
Thoracic cavity
The cavity above the diaphragm