Lecture #2 (Anatomical Positions)

Question 1

Midsagittal Plane

Answer 1

through the body (front and back) results in the R/L halves

Question 2

Frontal (coronal) Plane

Answer 2

cuts the body from front half to back half

Question 3

Transverse (cross sectional) Plane

Answer 3

Cuts the body into a top and bottom

Question 4

Cavities : Dorsal (back)

Answer 4

Cranial : brain
Vertebral : spinal cord

Membranes: dorsal is lined by meninges
-meninges : inflamed meninges = pain, paralysis

Question 5

Cavities : Ventral (front)

Answer 5

Thoracic cavity: pleural cavities (lungs), pericardial
- Membranes lined by visceral (on the organ) and parietal (body wall)

Abdominopelvic Cavity: digestive organs, urinary bladder, stomach
- Membrane of abdominopelvic: peritoneum (visceral + parietal)