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Organization Body
Week 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sagittal Plane | Divides body into right and left sides |
| Midsagittal Plane | Divides the body into equal right and left halves |
| Frontal (Coronal) Plane | Divides body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) |
| Transverse (horizontal) Plane | Divides body into superior (top) and inferior (bottom) parts |
| Dorsal Cavity | Includes cranial (contain the brain) cavity and spinal (contains the spinal cord) cavity |
| Thoracic Cavity | Contains lungs and heart includes the Pleural Cavities and Mediastinum. |
| Abdominopelvic Cavity | Abdominal (stomach, liver, intestines) and Pelvic (bladder, reproductuve organs, rectum |
| Abdominal Regions | Epigastric, umbilical, hypogastric, right and left hypochondriac, lumbar, Iliac |
| Super vs. inferior | above vs below |
| anterior vs posterior | front vs back |