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Planes and Cavaties
Anatomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sagittal section | a cut along the lengthwise, or longitudinal, plane of the body, dividing the body into right and left parts. |
| median (midsagittal) section | a cut down the median plane of the body and the right and left parts are equal in size |
| frontal (coronal) section | a cut along a lengthwise plane that divides the body (or an organ) into anterior and posterior parts. |
| transverse section | a cut along a horizontal plane, dividing the body or organ into superior and inferior parts |
| dorsal body cavity contains _____ | cranial cavity and spinal cavity |
| ventral body cavity | thoracic cavity, diaphragm, mediastinum, adominoplevic cavity |
| cranial cavity | the space inside the bony skull |
| spinal cavity | extends from the cranial cavity to the end of the spinal cord |
| diaphragm | a dome-shaped muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the rest of the ventral cavity |
| mediastinum | a central region that separates the lungs into right and left cavities in the thoracic cavity |
| abdominopelvic cavity | contains superior abdominal cavity and inferior pelvic cavity |
| abdominal cavity | containing the stomach, liver, intestines, and other organs |
| pelvic cavity | reproductive organs, bladder, and retum |
| 9 regions | right and left hypochondriac region, epigastric region , right and left lumbar region, umbilical region, right and left iliac region, hypogastric region |
| other body cavities | oral, digestive, nasal, orbital, and middle ear cavity |
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