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NC Anatomy Revision
Body Cavities and Anatomical directions
Question | Answer |
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What is the definition of Cranial | Towards the head |
What is the definition of Caudal | Towards the tail |
What is the definition of Lateral | To the side |
What is the definition of Dorsal | Towards the back/vertebral column |
What is the definition of Ventral | Towards the belly |
What is the definition of Medial | Towards the centre/middle |
What is the definition of Proximal | Nearest to the body on a limb |
What is the definition of distal | Away from the body on a limb |
What is the definition of Rostral | Towards the nose |
In which body cavity can the diphragm be found | Caudal end of the thoracic Cranial end of the abdomen |
In which body cavity can the kidneys be found | Abdominal |
In which body cavity can the brain be found | Cranium |
In which body cavity can the colon be found | Pelvic |
In which body cavity can the heart be found | Thoracic |
In which body cavity can the liver be found | Abdominal |
In which body cavity can the spleen be found | Abdominal |
In which body cavity can the lungs be found | Thoracic |