PLANES AND CAVITIES Flashcards
Is an open area where you can find the organs.
Cavity
TRUE OR FALSE: Planes have nothing to do with dissection.
False. Planes are useful in dissection.
This plane divides the anterior and posterior parts.
Frontal or Coronal plane
This plane divides the body into left and right parts.
Sagittal plane
This plane divides the body into left and right parts right in the middle of the body.
Midsagittal plane
This plane is a horizontal cut. Divides the body into superior and inferior parts.
Transverse plane
This section cuts on the longest part of the organ.
Longitudinal section
This section cuts at right angles.
Transverse/cross section
This section’s cut is slanted/angled.
Oblique section
Is an open area where you can find the organs.
Cavity
What are the two divisions of DORSAL body cavities?
Cranial and Spinal
What are the three divisions of VENTRAL body cavities?
Thoracic, Abdominal and Pelvic
This division of the ventral cavity is located at the superior part of VenCav.
Thoracic
This division of the ventral cavity is located at the inferior part of VenCav.
Pelvic-Abdomen
This division of the thoracic contains the respiratory passages and heart.
Mediastinum